報ほう償しょう費ひ

noun

compensation; remuneration

Refers to money paid as compensation or reward, often in official or legal contexts. Compare with 報償金, which is more common for 'reward money'.

See also: 報償金

• 政せい府ふは情じょう報ほう提てい供きょう者しゃに報ほう償しょう費ひを支し払はらった。

  The government paid compensation to the informant.

noun

secret funds

Used in governmental or organizational contexts for confidential expenditures, similar to 機密費. Not a general term for 'secret money'.

See also: 機密費

• その省しょうは報ほう償しょう費ひの使し途とを明あきらかにしなかった。

  The ministry did not disclose the use of the secret funds.