PUTOFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A pretext for delay or inaction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

pretext; stalking-horse (something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason)

Derivation:

put off (hold back to a later time)