moratorium
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
First attested 1875, from the Late Latin morātōrium, the neuter of morātōrius (“‘moratory, delaying’”) from the Latin morārī (“‘to delay’”) from mora (“‘delay’”). The word had been written in italics up until 1914. See also moratory.
[edit] Noun
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moratorium (plural moratoriums or moratoria)
- An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
- A suspension of an ongoing activity
- Canada may put a moratorium on cloning for research.
[edit] Translations
suspension of payments
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[edit] Noun
moratorium n. (singular definite moratoriet, plural indefinite moratorier)
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of “moratorium”
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | moratorium | moratoriet | moratorier | moratorierne |
| genitive | moratoriums | moratoriets | moratoriers | moratoriernes |
