deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt 
: the act of delaying or postponing
specifically
: official postponement of military service
Examples of deferment in a Sentence
She requested a six-month deferment on her loan.
She requested deferment of her loan.
the policies of military deferment
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Trump didn’t serve in the military, receiving multiple draft deferments during the Vietnam War.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
This benefit is suspended during periods of deferment, grace period, or forbearance.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 9 June 2026
With the knowledge that the initial deferment would only last until April 30 of this year the Every Fire Survivor’s Network sent a proposal to the governor’s office to extend the deferment in March and Newsom approved it six weeks later, according to the resource hub.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
This includes in-school periods, post-graduation grace periods, default periods, bankruptcy periods, and any deferment and forbearance periods before the most recent consolidation of a borrower’s federal student loans.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
This benefit is suspended during periods of deferment, grace period, or forbearance.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 9 June 2026
With the knowledge that the initial deferment would only last until April 30 of this year the Every Fire Survivor’s Network sent a proposal to the governor’s office to extend the deferment in March and Newsom approved it six weeks later, according to the resource hub.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
This includes in-school periods, post-graduation grace periods, default periods, bankruptcy periods, and any deferment and forbearance periods before the most recent consolidation of a borrower’s federal student loans.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for deferment
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferment. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt
: the act of delaying
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