Antonyms for deferments

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-fur-muh nt

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfɜr mənt

Definition of deferments

Origin : 1610s, from defer (v.1) + -ment. As a word for "conditional exemption from a military draft" it dates to 1918, American English.

Example sentences :

Occupational deferments were eliminated by law in 1970, and other deferments are given infrequently and reluctantly.
Extract from : « Area Handbook for Bulgaria » by Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

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