Forbearance Definition

fôr-bârəns
noun
The act of forbearing.
Webster's New World
The quality of being forbearing; self-control; patient restraint.
Webster's New World
The act by which a creditor extends time for payment of a debt or forgoes for a time the right to enforce legal action on the debt.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Forbearance

Noun

Singular:
forbearance
Plural:
forbearances

Origin of Forbearance

  • From forbear +‎ -ance.

    From Wiktionary

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