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- Dictionaryforbearance/fəˈbɛːrəns/
noun
- 1. patient self-control; restraint and tolerance: "his unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation"
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FORBEARANCE definition: 1. the quality of being patient and being able to forgive someone or control yourself in a…. Learn more.
1. : a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due. The policy provides a means of forbearance for borrowers meeting certain criteria. 2. : the act of forbearing : patience. Mrs Varden entreated her to remember that … marriage … was a state requiring great fortitude and forbearance.
noun. a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting. “his forbearance to reply was alarming” see more. noun. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence. synonyms: longanimity, patience. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Forbearance."
Forbearance is a form of repayment relief granted by a lender that temporarily postpones payments due from a borrower, while interest on the loan typically continues to accrue. The terms of forbearance are negotiated between the borrower and the lender.
If you say that someone has shown forbearance, you admire them for behaving in a calm and sensible way about something that they have a right to be very upset or angry about. [ formal , approval ] All the Greenpeace people behaved with impressive forbearance and dignity.
FORBEARANCE meaning: 1. the quality of being patient and being able to forgive someone or control yourself in a…. Learn more.
1. the act of forbearing; a refraining from taking action. 2. forbearing conduct or quality; patient endurance; self-control. 3. an abstaining from the enforcement of a right, esp. a creditor's granting of more time to repay a debt. [1570–80]
Forbearance Definition. The act of forbearing. The quality of being forbearing; self-control; patient restraint. 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.
Definition of forbearance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
forbearance meaning, definition, what is forbearance: the quality of being patient, able to co...: Learn more.
