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Deferral

//dɪˈfɝəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act of deferring, a deferment.
  2. 2
    act of putting off to a future time wordnet
  3. 3
    An accrual.
  4. 4
    a state of abeyance or suspended business wordnet
  5. 5
    A prepayment.

Etymology

From defer + -al, with ‘r’ doubled to clarify pronunciation.

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