DEFERMENT

postponement, deferment, deferral

(noun) act of putting off to a future time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

deferment (plural deferments)

An act or instance of deferring or putting off.

Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

Synonyms

• (act of deferring): deferral; see also deferment or delay

Anagrams

• fermented

Source: Wiktionary


De*fer"ment, n. Etym: [See 1st Defer.]

Definition: The act of delaying; postponement. [R.] My grief, joined with the instant business, Begs a deferment. Suckling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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