deferment

de·fer·ment

 (dĭ-fûr′mənt)
n.
1. The act or an instance of delaying or putting off.
2. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
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deferment

(dɪˈfɜːmənt) or

deferral

n
the act of deferring or putting off until another time; postponement
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de•fer•ment

(dɪˈfɜr mənt)

n.
1. the act of deferring; postponement.
2. a temporary exemption from induction into military service.
[1605–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.deferment - act of putting off to a future time
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
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deferment

deferral
noun postponement, delay, suspension, putting off, stay, moratorium, adjournment the deferment of tax payments
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deferment

noun
The act of putting off or the condition of being put off:
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Translations
odkladodloženízpoždění
udsættelseudskydelse
aplazamiento
lykkäys
bevonulási halasztáshalasztás
rinvio
odklad vojenskej služby
ertelemetecil

deferment

[dɪˈfɜːmənt] deferral [dɪˈfɜːrəl] N (= postponement) → aplazamiento m (Mil) → prórroga f
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deferment

[dɪˈfɜːrmənt] n [payment] → report m
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deferment

nVerschiebung f; (of event also)Verlegung f
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deferment

[dɪˈfɜːmənt] deferral [dɪˈfɜːrəl] nrinvio, differimento
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defer2

(diˈfə) past tense, past participle deˈferred verb
(with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority. I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.
deference (ˈdefərəns) noun
1. willingness to consider the wishes etc of others. He always treats his mother with deference.
2. the act of deferring.
in deference to
showing respct for. I let him speak first, in deference to his authority.
deˈferment, deˈferral noun
1. delaying; postponement.
2. officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service. draft deferment for college students.
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