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Repayment

The act of repaying; reimbursement.

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Defrayal 76% connected

The act of defraying; payment; as, the defrayal of necessary costs.

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Defrayment 76% connected

Payment of charges.

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Payment 76% connected

The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.

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Repay 74% connected

To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.

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Repay 74% connected

To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.

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Requite 74% connected

To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to p…

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Requite 74% connected

To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to p…

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Quittance 92% connected

Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance.

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Refund 92% connected

To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund; as, to refund a railroad loan.

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Amortisation noun · 86% connection

payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers

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Amortization noun · 86% connection

payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers

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Disbursement noun · 86% connection

the act of spending or disbursing money

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Outlay noun · 86% connection

the act of spending or disbursing money

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Prepayment noun · 86% connection

payment in advance

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Ransom noun · 86% connection

payment for the release of someone

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Remuneration noun · 86% connection

the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; "adequate remuneration for his work"

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Rendering noun · 86% connection

giving in acknowledgment of obligation

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Spending noun · 86% connection

the act of spending or disbursing money

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Tribute noun · 86% connection

payment by one nation for protection by another

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Trade noun · 85% connection

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important cent…

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Field noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information

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Dealing noun · 78% connection

the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "h…

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Dealings noun · 78% connection

the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "h…

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Relational database noun · 78% connection

a database in which relations between information items are explicitly specified as accessible attributes; "in a relational database t…

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Transaction noun · 78% connection

the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "h…

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Disbursal noun · 78% connection

the act of spending or disbursing money

Used in the same subject area: Economics, Public economics.
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Economic science noun · 78% connection

the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

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Allowance noun · 78% connection

That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any p…

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Costs noun · 78% connection

pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: repaying, reimbursement.
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Indemnification noun · 78% connection

The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalt…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: repaying, reimbursement.
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Insurance noun · 78% connection

promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments t…

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Reimbursement noun · 72% connection

The act reimbursing.

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Repaying p. pr. & vb. n. · 72% connection

of Repay

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