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payment deferral

[/ˈpeɪmənt dɪˈfɜːrəl/]
nounpl: payment deferrals
adiamento de pagamento
1. The act of postponing or delaying a payment to a later date
The bank offered a payment deferral for affected customers during the pandemic.
O banco ofereceu um adiamento de pagamento para clientes afetados durante a pandemia.
2. A financial arrangement allowing a debtor to postpone payment obligations
She requested a payment deferral on her student loans.
Ela solicitou um adiamento de pagamento em seus empréstimos estudantis.
Synonyms
payment postponementpayment delaypayment extensionforbearance
Antonyms
immediate paymentadvance paymentprepayment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adiamento de pagamento
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
adiamento de pagamento
Standard business terminology
Portugal
adiamento de pagamento
Also used in European Portuguese legal/financial contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

kick the can down the road
buy time
put off payment
delay payment
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