deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt 
: the act of delaying or postponing
specifically
: official postponement of military service
Examples of deferment in a Sentence
She requested a six-month deferment on her loan.
She requested deferment of her loan.
the policies of military deferment
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He was drafted while attending college during the Vietnam War, but he was granted four deferments to continue his education, in addition to an extra one due to bone spurs in both heels.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
The deferment for Mexico followed the country’s president agreeing to immediately send 10,000 soldiers to the U.S. border to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The Yankees reportedly offered Soto $760 million over 16 years with no deferments, just like the Mets.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
The initiative allows the Education Department to credit borrowers with time toward their IDR loan forgiveness threshold that may previously have not counted, such as payments made under other types of repayment plans, and certain deferment and forbearance periods.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
The deferment for Mexico followed the country’s president agreeing to immediately send 10,000 soldiers to the U.S. border to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The Yankees reportedly offered Soto $760 million over 16 years with no deferments, just like the Mets.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
The initiative allows the Education Department to credit borrowers with time toward their IDR loan forgiveness threshold that may previously have not counted, such as payments made under other types of repayment plans, and certain deferment and forbearance periods.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferment. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt
: the act of delaying
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