moratorium
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moratorium
- /ˌmɒ.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əm/ UK
- /ˌmɔː.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əm/ UK
- /ˌmɔ.ɹəˈtɔ.ɹi.əm/ US
Where it comes from
New Latin from Late Latin morātōrium, noun use of the neuter of morātōrius (“moratory, delaying”), from Latin moror (“to delay”), from mora (“delay”), from Proto-Indo-European *mere (“to delay, hinder”). See also moratory.
noun moratoriums · moratoria
- An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
- A suspension of an ongoing activity. Canada may put a moratorium on cloning for research.
- A period of delay granted to someone, especially an adolescent or young adult, during which they are not yet required to take on adult obligations or make permanent commitments; an extended phase of identity exploration.
Similar: interruption, recess
