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deferral

[ dih-fur-uhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act of deferring or putting something off until later; postponement:
If you are unable to take the exam, you can request a deferral of your registration fees to the next exam date.
deferment ( def 1 ).

First recorded in 1890–95; defer ¹ + -al ²

If detection lag time is 10 days, then that, plus a healthy margin, should be the “deferral” period.

That deferral could be extended and anyone who was accepted would also gain the ability to work in this country.

It goes on to say that the “latest scientific evidence” should determine how long donation deferral periods should be.

On Wednesday, she noted, the U.S. Congress announced a deferral of the debt ceiling until May 18.

The only way to get offshore money back is to eliminate the profit-deferral option completely.

This deferral of responsibility brings relief from shame and blame.

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