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词汇 deferment
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Definition of deferment in English:

deferment

noun dɪˈfəːm(ə)ntdəˈfərmənt
mass noun
  • 1The action or fact of putting something off to a later time; postponement.

    deferment of the decision
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then they tell me that they can only back date a deferment four months, so I'm lumped with a debt of over £ 2,000.
    • Further, Mr Hamilton was not able to give to the Tribunal details of any transaction or settlement on the Portman Estate where a deferment rate of 4.75% was achieved.
    • The members have called for the deferment of the increases to allow tenants come to terms with the new rents.
    • Eligibility for deferment is based solely on the repayer's income.
    • Where the Labour Party has fallen down is over car parking and traffic management by refusing to make a decision and people are fed up of deferment.
    • Malmesbury maternity unit campaigners will continue to fight to save the unit following the deferment of a decision on its future.
    • A quarter of committee members, led by Councillor Moira Lewis, called for further deferment of the plans.
    • For the sake of efficiency and fairness, various tax deferments will be further reduced.
    • This deferment has prolonged the time spent on considering the future of the two units.
    • In the third paragaph he referred to the Paris Club and the deferment of repayments until 1999.
    • The maximum amount of deferment you can receive for unemployment or economic hardship is 3 years, and that's for the life of the loan.
    • Every once in a while they'd know I was having a problem because I punched myself in the leg because I learned about pain deferment.
    • The release is very clear to mention that existing products that use these products will not be affected by this deferment.
    • In a stagnant job market this is a significant pressure for recent graduates, and many factor insufficient wages and prolonged deferment into the decision to return to school.
    • Furthermore, as the terms of the Paris Protocol provide for an interest for the deferment, you have to provide for the payment of the interest.
    • Congress has condemned such actions, but has, through delay and deferment, resisted sending legislation to the President for possible veto.
    • When UAL announced its deferment of the $72 million payment to its pension fund, it said it did so in order to "preserve its options."
    • That inserted step had no business purpose apart from the deferment of tax, although it had a business effect.
    • Subsequent deferments would follow the same structure.
    • An IOC spokesman said last night the deferment was made in the interest of "fairness" to the athletes.
    Synonyms
    postponement, deferral, suspension, putting off/back, adjournment, delay, shelving, rescheduling, interruption, arrest, pause
    respite, stay, moratorium, reprieve, grace
    North American tabling
    North American Law continuation
    rare put-off
    1. 1.1US historical The postponement of a person's conscription.
      count noun he was granted five deferments from the draft
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Cheney received a couple of deferments to avoid service, first because he was a student, then because he was married.
      • This was not an uncommon scene in 1970, when medical deferments were a frequently used avenue for those reluctant to take part in the unpopular war in Vietnam.
      • But Williams got deferments when first drafted.
      • The back condition that apparently led to Dr. Dean's deferment had been discovered years before his armed services physical.
      • As I said, my brother was in the army and I had no father, which meant I had a deferment because I was the support of my mother.

Definition of deferment in US English:

deferment

noundəˈfərməntdəˈfərmənt
  • 1The action or fact of putting something off to a later time; postponement.

    deferment of the decision
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a stagnant job market this is a significant pressure for recent graduates, and many factor insufficient wages and prolonged deferment into the decision to return to school.
    • A quarter of committee members, led by Councillor Moira Lewis, called for further deferment of the plans.
    • For the sake of efficiency and fairness, various tax deferments will be further reduced.
    • The release is very clear to mention that existing products that use these products will not be affected by this deferment.
    • In the third paragaph he referred to the Paris Club and the deferment of repayments until 1999.
    • Malmesbury maternity unit campaigners will continue to fight to save the unit following the deferment of a decision on its future.
    • When UAL announced its deferment of the $72 million payment to its pension fund, it said it did so in order to "preserve its options."
    • Subsequent deferments would follow the same structure.
    • Then they tell me that they can only back date a deferment four months, so I'm lumped with a debt of over £ 2,000.
    • Further, Mr Hamilton was not able to give to the Tribunal details of any transaction or settlement on the Portman Estate where a deferment rate of 4.75% was achieved.
    • That inserted step had no business purpose apart from the deferment of tax, although it had a business effect.
    • An IOC spokesman said last night the deferment was made in the interest of "fairness" to the athletes.
    • The members have called for the deferment of the increases to allow tenants come to terms with the new rents.
    • Every once in a while they'd know I was having a problem because I punched myself in the leg because I learned about pain deferment.
    • Eligibility for deferment is based solely on the repayer's income.
    • This deferment has prolonged the time spent on considering the future of the two units.
    • Congress has condemned such actions, but has, through delay and deferment, resisted sending legislation to the President for possible veto.
    • Where the Labour Party has fallen down is over car parking and traffic management by refusing to make a decision and people are fed up of deferment.
    • The maximum amount of deferment you can receive for unemployment or economic hardship is 3 years, and that's for the life of the loan.
    • Furthermore, as the terms of the Paris Protocol provide for an interest for the deferment, you have to provide for the payment of the interest.
    Synonyms
    postponement, deferral, suspension, putting back, putting off, adjournment, delay, shelving, rescheduling, interruption, arrest, pause
    1. 1.1US historical The postponement of a person's conscription.
      he was granted five deferments from the draft
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As I said, my brother was in the army and I had no father, which meant I had a deferment because I was the support of my mother.
      • This was not an uncommon scene in 1970, when medical deferments were a frequently used avenue for those reluctant to take part in the unpopular war in Vietnam.
      • Cheney received a couple of deferments to avoid service, first because he was a student, then because he was married.
      • The back condition that apparently led to Dr. Dean's deferment had been discovered years before his armed services physical.
      • But Williams got deferments when first drafted.
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