Moratorium

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A lawful suspension of the payment of certain debts during a period of financial or civil distress.
  • noun. The period during which such a suspension occurs.
  • noun. A suspension of an ongoing or planned activity.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In law, legal title to delay in making a due payment: as a legislative authorization of suspension of payment by a government bank.
  • noun. In law, legal title to delay in making a due payment: as a legislative authorization of suspension of payment by a government bank.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A period during which an obligor has a legal right to delay meeting an obligation, esp. such a period granted, as to a bank, by a moratory law.
  • noun. a suspension of an activity.
  • noun. an officially authorized period of delay or waiting.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
  • noun. suspension of an ongoing activity
    • Word Usage
    "Greenbury says the moratorium is a welcome breather in an industry that has moved very fast for 30 years."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    abeyance  delay  hold  postponement  suspension  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    auditorium  crematorium  emporium  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    T-bill  ban  t-bills  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    afterthought  bind  block  blockage  bureaucratic delay  
    variant
    moratoria  
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