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
Recent Examples on the Web
The number of borrowers in an economic hardship deferment doubled from 50,000 in the third quarter of 2024 to 100,000 in the third quarter of 2025, Kantrowitz calculated.
—
Annie Nova, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Wage garnishment would be a major shift from Biden-era policies that allowed for student loan deferment and forgiveness in some cases.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
According to the report, Rantanen was instructed to file a formal deferment request to postpone the start of his military service.
—Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The program allows borrowers to make a lump-sum payment so that periods of deferment or forbearance—when loan payments are temporarily paused—count toward the 10 years of qualifying payments required for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deferment
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Annie Nova, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Wage garnishment would be a major shift from Biden-era policies that allowed for student loan deferment and forgiveness in some cases.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
According to the report, Rantanen was instructed to file a formal deferment request to postpone the start of his military service.
—Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The program allows borrowers to make a lump-sum payment so that periods of deferment or forbearance—when loan payments are temporarily paused—count toward the 10 years of qualifying payments required for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deferment
Cite this Entry
“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
deferment
noun
de·fer·ment
di-ˈfər-mənt
: the act of delaying
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share