tribute vs defrayment

tribute and defrayment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tribute	Yes	No	No	No
defrayment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defrayment is a hypernym of tribute; that is, defrayment is a word with a broader meaning than tribute:

Other hypernyms of tribute include defrayal, payment.

tribute (noun)	defrayment (noun)
payment by one nation for protection by another	the act of paying money
payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
something given or done as an expression of esteem