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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There are also economic hardship and unemployment deferments available for those who qualify, both of which keep your loan payments paused and out of the red.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
This was from a man who avoided the war with four student deferments and a medical deferment for bone spurs in his heel.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2025
Even after deferments are expected to bring the right-hander’s annual average value down around $26 million, per a league source, the Jays will already be just $20 million from surpassing the third threshold.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
There was a kerfuffle because Cheney had used a series of five deferments to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
This was from a man who avoided the war with four student deferments and a medical deferment for bone spurs in his heel.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2025
Even after deferments are expected to bring the right-hander’s annual average value down around $26 million, per a league source, the Jays will already be just $20 million from surpassing the third threshold.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
There was a kerfuffle because Cheney had used a series of five deferments to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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 10 Jan. 2026.
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deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt
: the act of delaying
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