deferral

[ dih-fur-uhl ]
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noun
  1. 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.

Origin of deferral

1
First recorded in 1890–95; defer1 + -al2

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