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- Dictionarymoratorium/ˌmɒrəˈtɔːrɪəm/
noun
- 1. a temporary prohibition of an activity: "a moratorium on the use of drift nets"
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MORATORIUM definition: 1. a stopping of an activity for an agreed amount of time: 2. a stopping of an activity for an…. Learn more.
a stopping of an activity for an agreed amount of time: a five-year worldwide moratorium on nuclear weapons testing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pauses & interludes. abeyance. adjournment. asynchronously. break time. break-journey. comfort break. comfort stop. hiatus. hold something in abeyance. in abeyance. intermission. interval.
How to use moratorium in a sentence. a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt; a waiting period set by an authority… See the full definition
A moratorium on a particular activity or process is the stopping of it for a fixed period of time, usually as a result of an official agreement. They voted to impose a one-year moratorium on nuclear testing.
Moratorium is commonly used to refer to official, legally authorized suspensions or postponements, especially involving payments on debts. It is also often used in a joking way to suggest a ban on something that one finds annoying.
1. Law. a. A lawful suspension of the payment of certain debts during a period of financial or civil distress. b. The period during which such a suspension occurs. 2. A suspension of an ongoing or planned activity: a moratorium on timber cutting.
moratorium (on something) a temporary stopping of an activity, especially by official agreement. The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling. The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing. He announced a moratorium on the building of new power stations.
noun. A lawful suspension of the payment of certain debts during a period of financial or civil distress. American Heritage. A legal authorization, usually by a law passed in an emergency, to delay payment of money due, as by a bank or debtor nation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The effective period of such an authorization.
A moratorium on a particular activity or process is the stopping of it for a fixed period of time, usually as a result of an official agreement. More Pronunciations of 'moratorium'
MORATORIUM meaning: a time when a particular activity is not allowed often + on.
