deferral.

The postponing of an action, decision, or payment.

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Words that belong together

• payment deferral
• deferral of a decision

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The council approved a six-month deferral of the payment.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular deferral; plural deferrals. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.