deferral

English

Etymology

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English defer

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English deferral

From defer + -al.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɝəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɜːɹəl/, [dɪˈfɜːɹəɫ]

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɜːɹəl

Noun

deferral (countable and uncountable, plural deferrals)

1. An act of deferring, a deferment.
2. A prepayment.

Synonyms

• (act of deferring): deferment; see also Thesaurus:deferment

Derived terms

• antideferral
• nondeferral

Translations

act of deferring — see also deferment

• German: Verzögerung (de) f, Zögern n
• Italian: spostamento (it) m, differimento (it) m
• Portuguese: adiamento (pt) m
• Spanish: prórroga (es) f

See also

• Deferral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Accrual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Prepayment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Alderfer