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Meaning of DEFERMENT

Pronunciation:  di'furmunt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  act of putting off to a future time
 

DEFERMENT is a 9 letter word that starts with D.

 

 Synonyms: deferral, postponement
 
 See Also: adjournment, delay, holdup, prorogation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\De*fer"ment\, n. [See 1st {Defer}.]
The act of delaying; postponement. [R.]

      My grief, joined with the instant business, Begs a
      deferment.                               --Suckling.

 

 

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