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moratory

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to delay of payment or fulfilment of an obligation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: business, finance, law

Examples

  • moratory interest

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Latin moratorius (“delaying”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: морато́рен (moratóren) — pertaining to delay of payment
  • Finnish: viivästys- — pertaining to delay of payment
  • Hungarian: késedelmi — pertaining to delay of payment
  • Portuguese: moratório — pertaining to delay of payment
  • Russian: морато́рный (moratórnyj) — pertaining to delay of payment
  • Spanish: moratorio — pertaining to delay of payment