deferral
Example Sentences
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Realmuto said that, like Kuyateh, tens of thousands of immigrants have been granted withholding or deferral relief over the course of several decades.
From Los Angeles Times
Of course, without the export license deferral, the Getty might have been the museum to hold the masterpiece full-time, negotiating acquisition at the steep asking price.
From Los Angeles Times
The National Audit Office warned that deferral of spending to manage inflationary pressures would lead to "additional costs and potentially to higher spend overall for the project".
From BBC
American capitalism has come a long way since Max Weber, roughly 120 years ago, argued that it epitomized a “Protestant ethic,” which sanctified savings, investment and other productivity-enhancing deferrals of gratification.
From Washington Post
Similarly, some lenders offered deferrals that bundled the missed payments into a sum that was tacked on to the end of the loan.
From Los Angeles Times
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