moratoriumn.

Brit.

/ˌmɒrəˈtɔːrɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌmɔrəˈtɔriəm/

Inflections: Plural moratoria, moratoriums.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin moratorium.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin moratorium delay (5th cent.), use as noun of neuter of classical Latin morātōrius (see moratory adj.). Compare German Moratorium (17th cent.).

1. Law. A legal authorization to a debtor to postpone payment for a certain time; the period of such a postponement.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > payment of debt > [noun] > appointment of term for payment > postponement of payment > authorization to postpone payment

moratorium1857

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > [noun] > judgement or decision of court > decision in writing or court order > in cases of debt or bankruptcy

supersedere1491

moratorium1857

adjudication1869

1857 Times 7 Dec. 8/2 It was intended in Copenhagen that if a moratorium, or period of grace, should be resolved on in Hamburg with respect to firms momentarily incapacitated from meeting their engagements to have the same measure introduced also into the sister town of Altona.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Aug. 5/2 The Vienna sugar firm..in demanding a moratorium..assumes that its assets will, in a year's time, be sufficiently valuable to pay the debts which it is now unable to liquidate.

1905 Author 15 233/2 The refusal of his largest unsecured creditors to consent to a moratorium of sufficient length to enable him to recover his position.

1932 A. Salter Recovery iv. i. 282 Here what is needed is a moratorium of several years, say four or five, to cover the depression and a period for Germany's recovery after it.

1972 Times 27 Jan. 14/4 Those who wanted to agree to moratoria to assist businesses in financial difficulties.

2. gen. A postponement, an agreed delay, a deliberate temporary suspension of some activity, etc. Frequently with on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > a delay

spacea1413

sojourn?1507

moraa1633

moratorium1932

hang-fire1936

hold1961

1932 Sun (Baltimore) 5 Sept. 1/2 The moratorium on picketing ordered by Milo Reno,..national leader of the strike, seemed virtually achieved when only on two highways near Sioux City were farmers turning back live stock and produce trucks.

1933 W. B. Wolfe Nerv. Breakdown (1934) i. 2 In a nervous breakdown the whole personality declares a moratorium of normal activities.

1957 Observer 25 Aug. 8/2 Their new proposal that nuclear tests should be suspended not for ten months but for two years... Under their plan, the launching of the first year's moratorium would depend on an East–West agreement to a partial disarmament plan covering several fields.

1961 I. Murdoch Severed Head xiii. 113 For me they [sc. words] constituted rather a kind of moratorium, a momentary neutral zone where I could..absolutely rest.

1984 A. C. Duxbury & A. Duxbury Introd. World's Oceans xiv. 441 The United States has several times requested a 10-year moratorium on commercial harvesting.

3. Psychology. In E. H. Erikson's theory of psychosocial development: a period of delay before an adolescent's final commitment to a mature adult identity.

ΚΠ

1963 E. H. Erikson Childhood & Society (ed. 2) III. vii. 262 The adolescent mind is essentially a mind of the moratorium, a psychosocial stage between childhood and adulthood.

1985 P. W. Cookson & C. H. Persell Preparing for Power ii. 31 Both Rousseau and Erikson make much of the adolescent identity crisis and the need for a ‘moratorium’ period.

1992 R. Dale et al. Frameworks for Teaching (BNC) 203 An alternative is to undergo a period of considerable self-doubt and self-examination in which all one's beliefs tend to be very fluid, a period known as moratorium, before acquiring beliefs for oneself and ego-identity is achieved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moratorium
释义	moratoriumn. Brit. /ˌmɒrəˈtɔːrɪəm/, U.S. /ˌmɔrəˈtɔriəm/ Inflections: Plural moratoria, moratoriums. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin moratorium. Etymology: < post-classical Latin moratorium delay (5th cent.), use as noun of neuter of classical Latin morātōrius (see moratory adj.). Compare German Moratorium (17th cent.). 1. Law. A legal authorization to a debtor to postpone payment for a certain time; the period of such a postponement. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > payment of debt > [noun] > appointment of term for payment > postponement of payment > authorization to postpone payment moratorium1857 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > [noun] > judgement or decision of court > decision in writing or court order > in cases of debt or bankruptcy supersedere1491 moratorium1857 adjudication1869 1857 Times 7 Dec. 8/2 It was intended in Copenhagen that if a moratorium, or period of grace, should be resolved on in Hamburg with respect to firms momentarily incapacitated from meeting their engagements to have the same measure introduced also into the sister town of Altona. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Aug. 5/2 The Vienna sugar firm..in demanding a moratorium..assumes that its assets will, in a year's time, be sufficiently valuable to pay the debts which it is now unable to liquidate. 1905 Author 15 233/2 The refusal of his largest unsecured creditors to consent to a moratorium of sufficient length to enable him to recover his position. 1932 A. Salter Recovery iv. i. 282 Here what is needed is a moratorium of several years, say four or five, to cover the depression and a period for Germany's recovery after it. 1972 Times 27 Jan. 14/4 Those who wanted to agree to moratoria to assist businesses in financial difficulties. 2. gen. A postponement, an agreed delay, a deliberate temporary suspension of some activity, etc. Frequently with on. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > a delay spacea1413 sojourn?1507 moraa1633 moratorium1932 hang-fire1936 hold1961 1932 Sun (Baltimore) 5 Sept. 1/2 The moratorium on picketing ordered by Milo Reno,..national leader of the strike, seemed virtually achieved when only on two highways near Sioux City were farmers turning back live stock and produce trucks. 1933 W. B. Wolfe Nerv. Breakdown (1934) i. 2 In a nervous breakdown the whole personality declares a moratorium of normal activities. 1957 Observer 25 Aug. 8/2 Their new proposal that nuclear tests should be suspended not for ten months but for two years... Under their plan, the launching of the first year's moratorium would depend on an East–West agreement to a partial disarmament plan covering several fields. 1961 I. Murdoch Severed Head xiii. 113 For me they [sc. words] constituted rather a kind of moratorium, a momentary neutral zone where I could..absolutely rest. 1984 A. C. Duxbury & A. Duxbury Introd. World's Oceans xiv. 441 The United States has several times requested a 10-year moratorium on commercial harvesting. 3. Psychology. In E. H. Erikson's theory of psychosocial development: a period of delay before an adolescent's final commitment to a mature adult identity. ΚΠ 1963 E. H. Erikson Childhood & Society (ed. 2) III. vii. 262 The adolescent mind is essentially a mind of the moratorium, a psychosocial stage between childhood and adulthood. 1985 P. W. Cookson & C. H. Persell Preparing for Power ii. 31 Both Rousseau and Erikson make much of the adolescent identity crisis and the need for a ‘moratorium’ period. 1992 R. Dale et al. Frameworks for Teaching (BNC) 203 An alternative is to undergo a period of considerable self-doubt and self-examination in which all one's beliefs tend to be very fluid, a period known as moratorium, before acquiring beliefs for oneself and ego-identity is achieved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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