deferment

English

Etymology

defer +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪ'fɜː(ɹ)mənt/

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) (otsročka) f, отлагане (bg) (otlagane) n
• Dutch: opschorting (nl),uitstel (nl)
• Finnish: lykkäys (fi)

• German: Aufschub (de) m, Verzögerung (de) f
• Turkish: erteleme (tr), tehir etme (tr)

postponement of military service

• Finnish: lykkäys (fi)
• Dutch: uitstel van militaire dienst (nl)

• German: Aufschub (de) m
• Turkish: erteleme (tr)

Anagrams

• fermented