MORATORIUM


Meaning of MORATORIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm, ˌmär- ]

noun

( plural -riums or mor·a·to·ria -ē-ə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, neuter of moratorius dilatory, from Latin morari to delay, from mora delay

Date: 1875

1.

a. : a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt

b. : a waiting period set by an authority

2. : a suspension of activity

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.