How to Use deferment in a Sentence

deferment

noun
  • She requested a six-month deferment on her loan.
  • She requested deferment of her loan.
  • How many deferments did his daddy get for him?
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But no worries for me, because my job at the time gave me a deferment.
    — Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This finding holds over a wide range of asset yields and deferment periods.
    — Jack Guttentag, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • King relies on a loan to finance her buses, and her second deferment is coming to an end.
    — al, 18 Sep. 2020
  • In the case shown in the table, the deferment period is 10 years.
    — Jack Guttentag, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • Many of those charged with refusing to disperse agreed to partake in deferment programs to avoid jail time.
    — Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Its cash flows collapsed amid widespread closures and the deferment of big movie releases.
    — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2021
  • And definitely work to get the student loans out of deferment, because that, too, is adding to your debt burden.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Less than two weeks ago the deferment on the export license, which had been extended once, was set to expire after a full year.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Some private lenders offer their own version of deferment and forbearance.
    — John Csiszar, CNBC, 2 June 2026
  • Present value means before any deferments are made like the baseball world has seen with Shohei Ohtani's monstrous deal.
    — Drew Vonscio, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Workers will need to pay those taxes next year, and the deferment will at the least mean complex changes to employers' payroll systems.
    — Dee Depass, Star Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Trump’s critics have never let him off the hook over military deferments that kept him from dining in a mess hall in Vietnam.
    — David K. Li, Fox News, 9 June 2018
  • That means small business owners do not have to contact the SBA to request deferment.
    — Author: Aaron Gregg, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Trump received five draft deferments during the Vietnam War, the first four being for college and the fifth for heel spurs.
    — Caitlin Yilek, Washington Examiner, 1 Feb. 2020
  • The deferment period is 10 years, and the annuity has a cash refund option in the event of early death.
    — Jack Guttentag, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The deferment would have lasted for 10 years if the student stayed in Ohio post-graduation.
    — Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Trump is a son of privilege who received five deferments to avoid Vietnam and has spent his entire adult life finding way to get in front of the camera.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 31 Oct. 2017
  • For one, new student loans will no longer have the option of deferment because of unemployment or economic hardship.
    — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • For one, new student loans will no longer have the option of deferment because of unemployment or economic hardship.
    — CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Months spent in deferment before 2013 (with the exception of in-school deferment) will count.
    — Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2022
  • In the ordinary course of things, the director of the institute would have signed a letter in behalf of the young genius, asking for a deferment.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Dmitry, a 25-year-old IT expert, has a deferment that should keep him out of the draft for medical reasons.
    — Bloomberg.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • There’s a nine-month grace period, plus deferment of MBA school loans for up to 36 months while enrolled at least half-time.
    — Elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Whether taxpayers need to apply for the deferment also varies from town to town, the Hartford Courant reported.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2020
  • This is illustrated in the table, which shows that the largest spendable fund amount varies with the asset deferment period, the asset yield and the age of the retiree.
    — Jack Guttentag, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Trump did not serve in the military after receiving five draft deferments during the Vietnam War.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Wage garnishment would be a major shift from Biden-era policies that allowed for student loan deferment and forgiveness in some cases.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025

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