deferment
Example Sentences
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Payments on all federal student loans are expected to resume this summer, but borrowers can still request payment pauses — known as deferment or forbearance — if they face financial hardships.
From Seattle Times
For more severe disasters, the IRS can provide even longer deferments.
From Washington Post
Less than two weeks ago the deferment on the export license, which had been extended once, was set to expire after a full year.
From Los Angeles Times
One Muscovite told The Associated Press that his employer, a state-funded organization, gathered up the military registration cards of all male employees of fighting age and said it would get them deferments.
From Seattle Times
So Francis avoiding significant deadline deals would indeed constitute a side chosen: The side of deferment until a better date, starting next season.
From Seattle Times
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