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deferral

/dɪˈfɜːɹəl//dɪˈfɝəl/

deferral noun: an act of deferring, a deferment.

Noun

deferral (countable and uncountable, plural deferrals)

  1. An act of deferring, a deferment.
    Synonyms:
    deferment
  2. A prepayment.

deferral meaning in Urdu and Bengali

deferral in Urdu

التوا, ٹال مٹول

deferral in Bengali

স্থগিত করার কাজ, স্থগিতকরণ, আগাম অর্থপ্রদান

Synonyms of deferral

Forms of deferral

pluraldeferrals

Plural of deferral: deferrals

Origin of deferral

From defer + -al.

Words formed from deferral

Words that rhyme with deferral

Questions about deferral

What does deferral mean?
Deferral means an act of deferring, a deferment.
What is deferral in Urdu?
Deferral in Urdu is التوا, ٹال مٹول. See Deferral meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is deferral?
Deferral is a noun.
How do you pronounce deferral?
Deferral is pronounced /dɪˈfɝəl/ (US).
What is the plural of deferral?
The plural of deferral is deferrals.

Words near deferral in the dictionary

  1. deferoxime
  2. deferoximine
  3. deferrability
  4. deferrable
  5. deferrables
  6. deferral
  7. deferrals
  8. deferrated
  9. deferred
  10. deferred annuities
  11. deferred annuity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deferral (page history and authors); deferral (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deferral (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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