Definition of deferment
:the act of delaying or postponing;
specifically
:official postponement of military service
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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
Recent Examples of deferment from the Web
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Joining the Marine Corps at the time, even with a temporary deferment as a full-time student, was a socially ostracizing and potentially fatal decision.
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David S. Weinstein, a Miami defense attorney and former federal and state prosecutor not involved in the case, said prosecutors will likely keep the offer to let Woods enter the deferment program open, at least for a while.
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Blumenthal was granted several deferments between 1965 and 1970 and then joined the Marine Corps Reserve but did not serve in Vietnam.
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Mr. Trump received five deferments from the draft: four for college and one for bad feet.
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But Trump's disparagement of McCain's service was made all the worse by the fact that Trump secured five different deferments from the Vietnam draft.
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The corps members get a student loan deferment and a nearly $6,000 education scholarship after completing their year of service.
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Real tough men don't get deferments from Vietnam for foot spurs, then hit the New York nightclub dance floors while real tough men hit the front lines in the Vietnam war.
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Not to keep bringing up ancient history, but Rubio also accused Donald Trump of getting medical deferments for Vietnam because he was injured playing squash.
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First Known Use of deferment
1607
DEFERMENT Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of deferment for English Language Learners
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: official permission to pay for something at a later time
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: official permission to do required military service at a later time
DEFERMENT Defined for Kids
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Definition of deferment for Students
:the act of postponing
The soldier received a deferment of his orders.
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