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DEFERRAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deferral mean? 

DEFERRAL (noun)
  The noun DEFERRAL has 2 senses:

1. a state of abeyance or suspended businessplay

2. act of putting off to a future timeplay

  Familiarity information: DEFERRAL used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEFERRAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of abeyance or suspended business

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

deferral; recess

Hypernyms ("deferral" is a kind of...):

abeyance; suspension (temporary cessation or suspension)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Act of putting off to a future time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

deferment; deferral; postponement

Hypernyms ("deferral" is a kind of...):

delay; holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deferral"):

adjournment (the act of postponing to another time or place)

Derivation:

defer (hold back to a later time)


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