deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt 
: the act of delaying or postponing
specifically
: official postponement of military service
Examples of deferment in a Sentence
She requested a six-month deferment on her loan.
She requested deferment of her loan.
the policies of military deferment
Recent Examples on the Web
Other changes included allowing loan approval without a personal guarantee and a two-year repayment deferment.
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Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
ProPublica’s investigation found these payment deferments can do the opposite though, with borrowers losing their cars even after paying the equivalent of the original loan or more.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
Dates of deferments: This should be the months covered by the deferments.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2024
Draft notices, conscripting those over 18 to serve in the Vietnam War, had begun arriving that summer; by then, most of the musicians had graduated from college and deferments were off the table.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
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Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
ProPublica’s investigation found these payment deferments can do the opposite though, with borrowers losing their cars even after paying the equivalent of the original loan or more.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
Dates of deferments: This should be the months covered by the deferments.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2024
Draft notices, conscripting those over 18 to serve in the Vietnam War, had begun arriving that summer; by then, most of the musicians had graduated from college and deferments were off the table.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
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deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt
: the act of delaying
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