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mora·to·rium <pl -s [or -ria]> [ˌmɒrəˈtɔ:riəm, Am ˌmɔ:r-, pl -riə] N

1. moratorium (suspension):

moratorium on
befristete Einstellung [o. Aussetzung] +gen
a moratorium on the testing of nuclear weapons
eine befristete Einstellung der Atomwaffentests
a five-year moratorium on whale fishing
ein auf fünf Jahre befristetes Walfangverbot

2. moratorium (period of waiting):

moratorium
Wartefrist f <-, -en>
moratorium on
Wartezeit f <-, -en> für +acc
a three-month moratorium on applications
eine dreimonatige Wartefrist für Anträge

3. moratorium COMM (period of delay):

moratorium
Moratorium nt <-s, -ri·en>
moratorium
Stundung f <-, -en>
moratorium
[Zahlungs]aufschub m
they stipulated a moratorium of two weeks
man vereinbarte einen zweiwöchigen Zahlungsaufschub

moratorium N INV-FIN

moratorium
Moratorium nt
moratorium
Zahlungsaufschub m

debt moratorium N INV-FIN

debt moratorium
Schuldenmoratorium nt
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