deferment

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈfɝmənt/ UK /dɪˈfɜːmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of postponing something to a later time

He applied for a deferment of his student loan payments.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of postponing... postponement delaydeferralsuspensionadjournmentstay

Opposites

advancement expeditionhastening

Word family

Related forms deferdeferraldeferred

Etymology

From defer (from Latin differre 'to postpone', from dis- 'apart' + ferre 'to carry') plus the noun-forming suffix -ment.

differre Latin ferre Middle English *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# deferment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈfɝmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈfɜːmənt/

## Meanings
1. the act of postponing something to a later time

## Examples
- He applied for a deferment of his student loan payments.

## Synonyms
- postponement
- delay
- deferral
- suspension
- adjournment
- stay

## Antonyms
- advancement
- expedition
- hastening

## Related Forms
- defer
- deferral
- deferred

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: differre
- Root: ferre
- Root: *bʰer-

## Etymology
From defer (from Latin differre 'to postpone', from dis- 'apart' + ferre 'to carry') plus the noun-forming suffix -ment.

## AI Etymology
Deferment comes from defer (from Latin differre 'to postpone', from dis- 'apart' + ferre 'to carry') plus the noun-forming suffix -ment. The etymological trail includes Latin differre, Latin ferre, and Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. As a noun, deferment names the act of postponing something to a later time. The same family is visible in related forms such as defer, deferral, and deferred. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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