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forbearance

[fawr-bair-uhns] / fɔrˈbɛər əns /


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Rather than stopping payments, you can often legally pause them through official deferment or forbearance programs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

In refinancing, your husband would lose a raft of federal protections and flexible deferment and forbearance options.

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

Low interest rates, pandemic government transfer payments and forbearance schemes at the same time made additional debt more manageable—at least for a time.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Harabedian introduced a second bill Wednesday that would provide for mortgage forbearance statewide for homeowners whose residences are uninhabitable after a state of emergency declared by the governor or federal government.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2026

I heard her with wonder: I could not comprehend this doctrine of endurance; and still less could I understand or sympathise with the forbearance she expressed for her chastiser.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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