deferment

Example Sentences

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It’s the reason so many student-loan borrowers find themselves trapped in cycles of deferment, forbearance or minimum payments that allow balances to balloon rather than shrink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

Be realistic about what your terms are — and make sure you understand conditions for repayment, deferment and forgiveness.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2024

And it credits borrowers for months they spent in deferment or in lengthy periods of forbearance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

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

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2023

Wernecke knew firsthand because he had received a draft deferment for a physical disability.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple