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moratory

moratory adjective: pertaining to delay of payment or fulfilment of an obligation.

Adjective

moratory (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to delay of payment or fulfilment of an obligation.
    • moratory interest

Origin of moratory

Latin moratorius (“delaying”).

Questions about moratory

What does moratory mean?
Moratory means pertaining to delay of payment or fulfilment of an obligation.
What part of speech is moratory?
Moratory is an adjective.

Words near moratory in the dictionary

  1. moration
  2. moratoria
  3. moratorial
  4. moratorium
  5. moratoriums
  6. moratory
  7. Moratta
  8. Morattas
  9. Moratto
  10. Morattoes
  11. Morattos

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