Funny alteration of a word that means to pay back for an expense, turned on its head to mean "Pay in advance for an expected future expense" - which would demand that we spend the money.
For example, use 'feebates'--a self-financing blend of fees and rebates--to encourage people to buy fuel-efficient automobiles. When you register a car, you pay a fee or get a rebate depending on its fuel efficiency
Tim Miller Money Quote saying as the electrical contractor on the Washington D.C. Trump Hotel filing lien against Trump Organization for unpaid bills that it is financed by workers
Bernie Sanders Money Quote saying U.S. drugs prices inflated because big pharma has lobbied and paid Congress to allow monopoly pricing and uncontrolled price increases