deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt 
: the act of delaying or postponing
specifically
: official postponement of military service
Examples of deferment in a Sentence
She requested a six-month deferment on her loan.
She requested deferment of her loan.
the policies of military deferment
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According to the White House, the changes to the deferment rules will streamline the process while also better protecting students and taxpayers.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 11 July 2025
Juan Soto signed a 15-year, $765-million contract with the New York Mets before the 2025 season that does not include deferments.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
The House plan does away with both deferments a year earlier, on July 1, 2025.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 June 2025
The announcement is a reversal for the administration, which announced last month that the Education Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid would resume collections of its defaulted federal student loan portfolio, ending a more than five-year deferment amid the pandemic.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 11 July 2025
Juan Soto signed a 15-year, $765-million contract with the New York Mets before the 2025 season that does not include deferments.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
The House plan does away with both deferments a year earlier, on July 1, 2025.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 June 2025
The announcement is a reversal for the administration, which announced last month that the Education Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid would resume collections of its defaulted federal student loan portfolio, ending a more than five-year deferment amid the pandemic.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferment. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt
: the act of delaying
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