Deferral — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of abeyance or suspended business

act of putting off to a future time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪspjuːtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪfˈɜːɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪfˈɜːɹəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪspjuːtˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recess deferment postponement

Word Forms

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufschub

ein Zustand der Ruhe oder der Geschäftsaussetzung

🇫🇷French

report

un état de suspension ou une activité suspendue

🇪🇸Spanish

aplazamiento

un estado de suspenso o negocio suspendido

🇮🇹Italian

differimento

stato di sospensione o di attività sospesa

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstel

een staat van opgeschort of opgeschort bedrijf

🇵🇹Portuguese

adiamento

um estado de suspensão ou negócios suspensos

🇷🇺Russian

отсрочка

состояние приостановления или приостановления деятельности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थगन

स्थगन या निलंबित व्यवसाय की स्थिति

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்திவைப்பு

கைவிடப்பட்ட நிலை அல்லது இடைநிறுத்தப்பட்ட வணிகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాయిదా

నిలుపుదల లేదా సస్పెండ్ చేయబడిన వ్యాపారం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थगित

स्थगिती किंवा निलंबित व्यवसायाची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થગિત

સ્થગિત અથવા સ્થગિત વ્યવસાયની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದೂಡಿಕೆ

ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಮಾನತುಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ವ್ಯವಹಾರದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാറ്റിവയ്ക്കൽ

ഉപേക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ട അവസ്ഥ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ താൽക്കാലികമായി നിർത്തിവച്ച ബിസിനസ്സ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਲਤਵੀ

ਮੁਅੱਤਲ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਅੱਤਲ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

التوا

تعطل کی حالت یا معطل کاروبار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

延期

暂停或暂停营业的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

延期

休止または営業停止の状態

🇰🇷Korean

연기

휴업 또는 영업 정지 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoãn lại

tình trạng ngừng hoạt động hoặc kinh doanh bị đình chỉ

🇹🇭Thai

การเลื่อนออกไป

สถานะการละเลยหรือถูกระงับธุรกิจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penundaan

keadaan penundaan atau penghentian usaha

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapaliban

isang estado ng abeyance o nasuspinde na negosyo

🇲🇾Malay

penangguhan

keadaan tidak patuh atau perniagaan digantung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأجيل

حالة تعليق أو تعليق الأعمال

🇮🇷Persian

به تعویق انداختن

وضعیت تعلیق یا تعلیق تجارت

🇹🇷Turkish

erteleme

bir durma veya askıya alınmış iş durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

דחייה

מצב של סגירה או עסק מושעה

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

The primary meaning of 'deferral' is 'a state of abeyance or suspended business'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'deferral' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

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