deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt 
: the act of delaying or postponing
specifically
: official postponement of military service
Examples of deferment in a Sentence
She requested a six-month deferment on her loan.
She requested deferment of her loan.
the policies of military deferment
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The finale left details of their lopsided arrangement a bit fuzzy, and Season 3 starts with Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and especially Anthony (Mario Cantone) giving Carrie significant side-eye about Aidan’s five-year deferment.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
The legislation would also nix the unemployment deferment and economic hardship deferment, both of which student loan borrowers use to pause their payments during periods of financial difficulty.
—Annie Nova,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,lorie Konish,jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 22 May 2025
These are requests by public service workers to retroactively count certain past forbearance or deferment months as qualifying payments toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness under a program created by recent PSLF regulations.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
But most periods of deferment and forbearance do not count toward PSLF, even if the borrower is working in qualifying employment during the period.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
The legislation would also nix the unemployment deferment and economic hardship deferment, both of which student loan borrowers use to pause their payments during periods of financial difficulty.
—Annie Nova,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,lorie Konish,jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 22 May 2025
These are requests by public service workers to retroactively count certain past forbearance or deferment months as qualifying payments toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness under a program created by recent PSLF regulations.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
But most periods of deferment and forbearance do not count toward PSLF, even if the borrower is working in qualifying employment during the period.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for deferment
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferment. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt
: the act of delaying
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