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postpone payment
[pəˈspoʊn ˈpeɪmənt]
verb phrase
adiar o pagamento
1.
to delay or defer the scheduled time of making a payment
The company decided to postpone payment until the next fiscal quarter.
A empresa decidiu adiar o pagamento até o próximo trimestre fiscal.
2.
to reschedule a financial obligation to a later date
Due to cash flow issues, we had to postpone payment on several invoices.
Devido a problemas de fluxo de caixa, tivemos que adiar o pagamento de várias faturas.
Synonyms
defer payment
delay payment
reschedule payment
put off payment
suspend payment
Antonyms
make payment
settle payment
process payment
expedite payment
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
adiar o pagamento
most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
adiar o pagamento / prorrogar o pagamento
both terms widely used in business contexts
Portugal
adiar o pagamento / diferir o pagamento
European Portuguese prefers 'diferir' in formal financial contexts
Related Idioms & Phrases
kick the can down the road
buy time
put on the back burner
hold your horses
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