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• debt moratorium — UK US noun [C, usually singular] GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICS ► MORATORIUM(Cf. ↑moratorium) …   Financial and business terms

• Debt moratorium — A debt moratorium is a delay in the payment of debts or obligations. The term is generally used to refer to acts by national governments. A moratory law is usually passed in some special period of political or commercial stress; for instance, on… …   Wikipedia

• moratorium — mor‧a‧to‧ri‧um [ˌmɒrəˈtɔːriəm ǁ ˌmɔː ] noun moratoria PLURALFORM [ riə] or moratoriums PLURALFORM [countable usually singular] 1. a period of time when a particular activity is officially stopped …   Financial and business terms

• moratorium — mor·a·to·ri·um /ˌmȯr ə tȯr ē əm/ n pl riums or ria [New Latin, from Late Latin, neuter of moratorius dilatory, from morari to delay, from mora delay] 1 a: an authorized period of delay in the performance of an obligation (as the paying of a… …   Law dictionary

• debt payment — ➔ payment * * * debt payment UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE, ECONOMICS the act of paying back money that you have borrowed: make/meet debt payments »Many people are struggling to meet their debt payments. »The country announced a moratorium… …   Financial and business terms

• Debt of developing countries — The debt of developing countries is external debt incurred by governments of developing countries, generally in quantities beyond the governments political ability to repay. Unpayable debt is a term used to describe external debt when the… …   Wikipedia

• moratorium — 1) An agreement between a creditor and a debtor to allow additional time for the settlement of a debt. 2) A period during which one government permits a government of a foreign country to suspend repayments of a debt. 3) A period during which all …   Accounting dictionary

• moratorium — 1) An agreement between a creditor and a debtor to allow additional time for the settlement of a debt. 2) A period during which one government permits a government of a foreign country to suspend repayments of a debt. 3) A period during which all …   Big dictionary of business and management

• Moratorium — 1) A period of time in which there is a suspension of a specific activity until future events warrant a removal of the suspension or issues regarding the activity have been resolved. 2) In bankruptcy law, a legally binding halt of the right to… …   Investment dictionary

• moratorium — noun (plural riums or moratoria) Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, neuter of moratorius dilatory, from Latin morari to delay, from mora delay Date: 1875 1. a. a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• moratorium —    The grant of an extended period in which to repay a loan, or a period during which a repayment schedule is suspended. In bankruptcy, a halt to the right to collect a debt, perhaps because of a general economic crisis or a natural disaster …   Business law dictionary