noun
Meaning 1
An act of deferring, a deferment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
deferral
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /dɪˈfɝəl/
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Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɜːɹəl/
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Received-Pronunciation: [dɪˈfɜːɹəɫ]
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rhymes with -ɜːɹəl
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CMU ARPABET: D IH0 F ER1 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A prepayment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
act of putting off to a future time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postponement, deferment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: delay, holdup
Narrower terms: adjournment
noun
Meaning 4
a state of abeyance or suspended business
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: recess
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abeyance, suspension
History
Etymology
From defer + -al, with ‘r’ doubled to clarify pronunciation.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Verzögerung — act of deferring
- German: Zögern — act of deferring
- Italian: spostamento — act of deferring
- Italian: differimento — act of deferring
- Portuguese: adiamento — act of deferring
- Spanish: prórroga — act of deferring