moratorium
US: /ˌmɔɹəˈtɔɹiəm/
UK: /mˌɔːɹɐtˈɔːɹiəm/
UK: /mˌɔːɹɐtˈɔːɹiəm/
English Vietnamese dictionary
moratorium /,mɔrə'tɔ:riəm/
- danh từ, số nhiều moratoria /,mɔrə'tɔ:riə/
- (pháp lý) lệnh đình trả nợ, lệnh hoãn trả nợ
- thời kỳ hoãn nợ
- sự tạm ngừng hoạt động (vì nguy hiểm...)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
(plural moratoriums or moratoria ) ~ (on sth) a temporary stopping of an activity, especially by official agreement: The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
halt, hiatus, suspension, stay, respite, freeze, delay, waiting-period, postponement:
The arts commission requests a six-month moratorium on sales to foreign purchasers.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
six-month, etc.
VERB + MORATORIUM
impose, place | call for | announce, declare
PREP.
~ on/upon
The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.
Concise English dictionary
moratoria|moratoriums
+a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
+suspension of an ongoing activity
