DEFERRAL

postponement, deferment, deferral

(noun) act of putting off to a future time

deferral, recess

(noun) a state of abeyance or suspended business

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

deferral (plural deferrals)

An act of deferring, a deferment.

An accrual.

A prepayment.

Synonyms

• (act of deferring): deferment; see also deferment

Anagrams

• Alderfer

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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