Deferment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

act of putting off to a future time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪspjuːtˈæsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪfˈɜːmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪfˈɜːmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪspjuːtˈæsᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

postponement deferral

Word Forms

postpone	verb	hold back to a later time
defer	verb	hold back to a later time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufschub

Akt des Aufschiebens auf eine zukünftige Zeit

🇫🇷French

ajournement

acte de reporter à une époque future

🇪🇸Spanish

aplazamiento

acto de posponer para un tiempo futuro

🇮🇹Italian

differimento

atto di rimandare a un tempo futuro

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstel

daad van uitstellen naar een toekomstig tijdstip

🇵🇹Portuguese

adiamento

ato de adiar para um tempo futuro

🇷🇺Russian

отсрочка

акт откладывания на будущее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोहलत

भविष्य के समय पर टालने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

বিলম্ব

একটি ভবিষ্যত সময়ের জন্য বন্ধ করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்திவைப்பு

எதிர்கால நேரத்தை தள்ளி வைக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాయిదా

భవిష్యత్ సమయాన్ని వాయిదా వేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

पुढे ढकलणे

भविष्यकाळासाठी पुढे ढकलण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિલંબ

ભાવિ સમય માટે મુલતવી રાખવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದೂಡಿಕೆ

ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಸಮಯವನ್ನು ಮುಂದೂಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാറ്റിവയ്ക്കൽ

ഭാവി സമയത്തേക്ക് മാറ്റിവെക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਲਤਵੀ

ਭਵਿੱਖ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਬੰਦ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

التوا

مستقبل کے وقت کو روکنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

延期

推迟到未来时间的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

延期

未来の時間に先延ばしする行為

🇰🇷Korean

연기

미래의 시간으로 미루는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trì hoãn

hành động trì hoãn đến một thời điểm trong tương lai

🇹🇭Thai

การเลื่อนออกไป

การกระทำที่เลื่อนออกไปในอนาคต

🇮🇩Indonesian

penundaan

tindakan menunda ke waktu yang akan datang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapaliban

pagkilos ng pagpapaliban sa hinaharap na oras

🇲🇾Malay

penangguhan

tindakan menangguhkan masa hadapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأجيل

فعل التأجيل إلى وقت لاحق

🇮🇷Persian

به تعویق انداختن

عمل به تعویق انداختن به زمان آینده

🇹🇷Turkish

erteleme

ileri bir zamana erteleme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְחִיָה

פעולה של דחייה לזמן עתידי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'deferment'?

The primary meaning of 'deferment' is 'act of putting off to a future time'.

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Using 'deferment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'deferment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'deferment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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