HyperDic: deferment

English > 1 sense of the word *deferment*:
NOUN	act	deferment, postponement, deferral	act of putting off to a future time

deferment > pronunciation
Sounds	dihfer'mahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *deferment*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	Act of putting off to a future time.
Synonyms	postponement, deferral
Narrower	adjournment	The act of postponing to another time or place
Broader	delay, holdup	The act of delaying
Spanish	aplazamiento, diferimiento, dilación, postergación, prórroga
Catalan	ajornament, pròrroga
Verbs	defer	hold back to a later time