deferment

Example Sentences

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The federal check now in deferment limbo was supposed to reimburse the state for the federal government’s share of that spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

If necessary, you can also look into deferment and forbearance options.

From Salon • May 3, 2025

In 1968, at age 22, he got a medical deferment for having bone spurs in his heels.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

None has given a hard date, however, or said that there has been a deferment.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2023

"They granted me a deferment until I graduate. But I must still serve six months in the Reich Labor Service."

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti