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Noun: deferral  di'fur-ul
  1. Act of putting off to a future time
    "He requested a deferral of his loan payments";
    - postponement, deferment
     
  2. A state of abeyance or suspended business
    "The court granted a deferral of the trial";
    - recess

Derived forms: deferrals

Type of: abeyance, delay, holdup, suspension

Encyclopedia: Deferral