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noun
- 1. the action or fact of putting something off to a later time; postponement: "deferment of the decision"
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DEFERMENT definition: 1. the act of delaying something until a later time, or an occasion when something is delayed until…. Learn more.
The meaning of DEFERMENT is the act of delaying or postponing; specifically : official postponement of military service. How to use deferment in a sentence.
deferment - act of putting off to a future time. deferral, postponement. delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time. adjournment - the act of postponing to another time or place.
Deferment definition: a temporary exemption from induction into military service.. See examples of DEFERMENT used in a sentence.
A deferment delays something until a future time. If you want to wait a few years before paying off a loan, you need to ask for a deferment.
to delay something until a later time; to postpone: You can order the furniture now and defer payment until September.
Deferment means arranging for something to happen at a later date. [formal] ...the deferment of debt repayments. [+ of] Synonyms: postponement, delay, suspension, putting off More Synonyms of deferment. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
the act of delaying something until a later time, or an occasion when something is delayed until a later time: He did not seek deferment from military service. I was granted a deferment on my education loans. See. defer. Fewer examples. He confirmed the deferment of part of his salary.
noun. deferments. A deferring or being deferred; postponement. Webster's New World. The act or an instance of delaying or putting off. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service. Wiktionary. Synonyms: postponement. deferral. putting-off. moratorium. suspension. delay. waiver. stay.
DEFERMENT meaning: 1 : the act of allowing something to be delayed or deferred: such as; 2 : official permission to pay for something at a later time.
