DEFERMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Act of putting off to a future time

Synonyms:

deferment; deferral; postponement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("deferment" is a kind of...):

delay; holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deferment"):

adjournment (the act of postponing to another time or place)

Derivation:

defer (hold back to a later time)