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deferment Definition


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defer1
verb
    deferred, deferring
    1. To put off something or leave it until a later time.
      Thesaurus: postpone, delay, suspend, procrastinate, put off, adjourn, shelve, protract.
Derivative: deferment
noun
    The action of putting something off until a later time
      Thesaurus: delay, stay, postponement, moratorium, suspension, deferral, putting off, procrastination.
Derivative: deferrable
adj
    Derivative: deferral
    noun
      Derivative: deferrer
      noun
        Etymology: 14c: from Latin differre to delay or postpone.



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