deferment
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6.2
- noun
- /dɪˈfɜrmənt/
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aplazamiento
- Due to unforeseen circumstances, she requested a deferment on her loan repayment.
- draft deferment
They show that discipline, that long termism, that deferment of gratification in their sport.
- They show that discipline, that long termism, that deferment of gratification in their sport.
- John Kerry was a war hero, actually fought in combat, didn't get deferments, a brilliant person.
Examples
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Dear Richie, this letter will serve as confirmation of correspondence concerning the details of your extended deferment.
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Yet, in his youth, he got a college deferment so he wouldn't have to fight.
Blog text (26) -
As long as I can hold on to my student deferment, I'm cool right here.
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Pop had to pull a lot of strings to get you a deferment.
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So it turns out you could get a deferment from the draft if you were studying for the clergy.
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White and well-educated, I had learned how to use the deferment system.
Fiction book (1999) -
A few months later, after I'd gone off to college, I'd received my card and my deferment.
Fiction book (1998) -
In order to avoid such inequalities, a new draft would presumably offer few deferments of any kind.
Academic text (2003) -
Thus, AIBS won for biology students the same draft deferments available to students in other scientific fields.
Academic text (1997) -
When the Johnson administration canceled the 2-S deferments in 1968, enrollments declined sharply.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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4.8
Delaying tasks you should do until later
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3.4
A delay that makes an event or activity happen later than planned
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5.8
A delay that moves an event or decision to a later time
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6.0
Delaying a plan or project for later
Putting off doing something you should do now
A short delay that gives someone more time before a punishment or deadline
How Delayed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deferment comes from Latin parts de- 'away' and ferre 'to carry', the same root you see in transfer. So a deferment is like 'carrying' something away to another time, which explains why it means a delay or postponement.