deferral

English

Etymology

defer +‎ -al, with ‘r’ doubled to clarify pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɝəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɜːɹəl/, [dɪˈfɜːɹəɫ]

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɜːɹəl

Noun

deferral (plural deferrals)

1. An act of deferring, a deferment.
2. An accrual.
3. A prepayment.

Synonyms

• (act of deferring): deferment; see also Thesaurus:deferment

Translations

act of deferring

• German: Verzögerung (de) f, Zögern n
• Italian: spostamento (it) m, differimento (it) m
• Spanish: diferimiento m

See also

• Deferral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Accrual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Prepayment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Alderfer