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- DictionaryDe·fer·ment/dəˈfərm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the action or fact of putting something off to a later time; postponement: "deferment of the decision"
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. Deferment is an official word for "I'll do that later!" College students who owe a lot of money can apply for deferments that give them more time to pay back their loans.
The meaning of DEFER is put off, delay. How to use defer in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Defer.
4 days ago · 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.
noun. The act of putting off or the condition of being put off: adjournment, deferral, delay, postponement, stay, suspension, waiver. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
a : official permission to pay for something at a later time. [count] She requested a six-month deferment on her loan. [noncount] She requested deferment of her loan. b : official permission to do required military service at a later time. [count] a draft deferment.
luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid. large; powerful; impressive. TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT. Origin of deferment. 1. First recorded in 1605–15; defer 1 + -ment. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024. How to use deferment in a sentence.
to delay something until a later time; to postpone: You can order the furniture now and defer payment until September. Phrasal verb.
