deferment

/di'fə:mənt/

Thân thiện

The student requested a deferment for his tuition payment.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of postponing or delaying something to a later time: The formal action of officially putting off an event, obligation, or decision. 2. An instance or period of such postponement: The resulting state or the specific time granted by the delay.

Usage

Deferment is a formal noun, often used in official, administrative, or financial contexts. It describes a sanctioned delay. - It is typically followed by the preposition "of" (e.g., deferment of payment). - It can be used with "granted" or "received" (e.g., He was granted a deferment).

Examples

• The student requested a deferment of his tuition fees for one semester.
• The bank approved a six-month deferment on the loan payments.
• The draft board reviewed his application for deferment from military service.

Advanced Usage

• "In deferment": Describing the state of being postponed.
• "Deferment period": The specific length of time for which something is postponed.

Variants and Related Words

• Defer (verb): To postpone or delay.
• Deferral (noun): Often used interchangeably with , especially in financial contexts.

Synonyms

• Postponement
• Delay
• Adjournment
• Suspension

Antonyms

• Advancement
• Acceleration
• Expediting

Related Phrases/Idioms

(No common idioms specifically use "deferment." The concept is typically expressed formally.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. act of putting off to a future time

Từ đồng nghĩa

• postponement
• deferral