| 单词 | deferment |
| 释义 | deferment (once / 26149 pages) n A deferment delays something until a future time. If you want to wait a few years before paying off a loan, you need to ask for a deferment. Deferment is an official word for "I'll do that later!" College students who owe a lot of money can apply for deferments that give them more time to pay back their loans. Students accepted to colleges can sometimes get a deferment that allows them to do something else first (like serve in the military), and then attend the college later. This is usually used in formal contexts — good luck getting a deferment for your chores. WORD FAMILYdeferment: deferments+/defer: deferent, deferment, deferral, deferred, deferring, defers/deference: deferences, deferential/deferent: deference, deferently/deferential: deferentially, undeferential/deferral: deferrals USAGE EXAMPLESWith three degrees, and after years of deferment, the amount due hovers somewhere around $80,000. The Guardian(Dec 05, 2016) You can put off payment of federal loans by requesting a deferment or forbearance. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) I diligently paid my monthly student loan payments for six consecutive years without ever placing my student loans on deferment or forbearance. The Guardian(Nov 14, 2016) n act of putting off to a future time Syn|Hypo|Hyper deferral, postponement adjournment the act of postponing to another time or place delay, holdup the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time |
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