deferment

deferment

English

Etymology

defer +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɜːmənt/

Noun

deferment (plural deferments)

1. An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
2. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

Synonyms

• deferral

Translations

act or instance of deferring

Bulgarian: отсрочка (bg) f (otsročka), отлагане (bg) n (otlagane) Dutch: opschorting (nl),uitstel (nl) Finnish: lykkäys German: Aufschub (de) m, Verzögerung (de) f Greek: Ancient: ἀναβολή f (anabolḗ)

Italian: dilazione (it) f, posponimento m, deferimento m Slovene: odlog m, moratorij (sl) m, preložitev f Turkish: erteleme (tr), tehir etme, tehir (tr)

postponement of military service

Dutch: uitstel van militaire dienst Finnish: lykkäys

German: Aufschub (de) m Turkish: tecil (tr)

Anagrams

• fermented