relief payment

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• relief — re·lief n: redress, assistance, or protection given by law esp. from a court should state what relief the plaintiff seeks: as a: release from obligation or duty relief from judgment b: an order from a court granting a particular remedy (as return …   Law dictionary

• Relief — Payment made to a lord on the taking up of an office or on inheriting an estate. In the case of bishoprics, it is not to be confused with *simony. Relief was one of the *feudal incidents and was a different kind of payment from the *heriot, which …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• payment — I (act of paying) noun acquittal, acquittance, amortization, amortizement, clearance, compensation, defrayal, defrayment, disbursement, discharge of a debt, expenditure, liquidation, outlay, quittance, receipt in full, reckoning, recompense,… …   Law dictionary

• relief — [ri lēf′] n. [ME releef < OFr relief < relever: see RELIEVE] 1. a) an easing, as of pain, discomfort, or anxiety b) a lightening of a burden, as of taxation, oppression, etc. 2. anything that lessens tension or strain, or offers a pleasing… …   English World dictionary

• payment — The amount required to repay a loan, including interest and fees. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * payment pay‧ment [ˈpeɪmənt] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] FINANCE an amount of money that must be or has been paid, or the act of paying it …   Financial and business terms

• payment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of paying Nouns 1. payment, defrayment; discharge, remission; acquittance, quittance; settlement, clearance, liquidation, satisfaction, reckoning, arrangement, restitution, repayment, reimbursement;… …   English dictionary for students

• relief — I. noun Etymology: Middle English relef, relief, from Anglo French from relever to relieve Date: 14th century 1. a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate 2. a. removal or lightening of something… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• relief —    1. public aid given to the indigent    Originally, a feudal payment to an overlord on coming into an estate:     The parish granted no relief and even if it had done so it is very doubtful whether the strikers or their wives would have… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• Relief — Fee paid by the heir of a deceased person on securing possession of a fief. Effectively, inheritance tax. The amount demanded was determined by tradition. ♦ A fine paid by the heir of a vassal to the lord for the privilege of succeeding to an… …   Medieval glossary

• payment — n 1. remuneration, compensation, reimbursement; remittance, installment, handsel, Insurance. premium; settlement, liquidation, quittance, discharge, reckoning; refund, rebate. 2. expenditure, outlay, disbursement, expense; defrayal, contribution …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• bad debt relief — Relief from VAT on bad debts. A claim may be made if supplies to a customer have been made and no payment has been received. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary …   Financial and business terms