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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 business
2. act of putting off to a future time
Familiarity information: DEFERRAL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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