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# deferral

«deferral» in Mova's school dictionary: **The act of putting something off until a later time; a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (deferral, deferrals) — formal

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) The act of putting something off until a later time; a delay that is allowed: «the deferral of the exam». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deferral/#m1)

2) (formal) An official permission to start something later, such as a place at university or school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deferral/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word met in letters from schools, universities, banks and governments. It tells the reader that something was officially delayed, not cancelled. Phrases: «a deferral of payment», «ask for a deferral», «grant a deferral», «deferral of entry».

### examples

- Sophie asked for a deferral of her university place for a year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deferral/#x1)
- The bank allowed a deferral of the loan payments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deferral/#x2)
- The school agreed to a deferral of the test because so many pupils were ill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deferral/#x3)
- A deferral is not the same as a cancellation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deferral/#x4)
- His deferral was granted, so he can start next term. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deferral/#x5)
- The council announced a deferral of the building work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deferral/#x6)

### note

Countable. From the verb «defer» (to put off; also to give way to someone's opinion: «defer to your elders»). Note the double R: deferred, deferring, deferral (but «deference», «deferment» with one R). Formal; in speech say «putting it off» or «delay».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «deferral» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deferral/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.