deferment C2+ Topic:Time 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... postponementdelaydeferralsuspensionadjournmentstay ↔ Opposites advancementexpeditionhastening Word family Related forms deferdeferraldeferred Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown