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grace period

NOUN
extra time before paying
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The money in a dependent-care account for 2027 has to be used by the end of the year, unless the employer has a small 2028 grace period.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

Yet the State Department agreed to give the organization a six-month grace period before last week’s sanctions kick in, perhaps hoping to negotiate an exemption for nonmember nationals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The grace period could be adjusted depending on the "success or failure" of those efforts, the department added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

After the grace period — sometime in late December — violators will be issued fines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Oh no. We don’t keep secrets on this ship. But perhaps Lieutenant Reynolds will give you a grace period... assuming you stay motivated.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi


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