Deferment Definition

dĭ-fûrmənt
deferments
noun
deferments
A deferring or being deferred; postponement.
Webster's New World
The act or an instance of delaying or putting off.
American Heritage

Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

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Other Word Forms of Deferment

Noun

Singular:
deferment
Plural:
deferments

Origin of Deferment

  • defer +‎ -ment

    From Wiktionary

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