| 单词 | grace period |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrace period grace period n. an allowance of time before an action is taken or a sanction imposed; spec. the permitted interval between the due date of a payment and the imposition of a penalty; cf. sense 10. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > a temporary cessation of activity or operation > between two events, actions, operations, etc. intervalc1386 intervallum1574 wheta1628 interstice1639 period1865 grace period1880 tea break1948 1880 Rep. Comm. Council on Educ. 1879–80 428 The grace period, allowed in the final notice, was suffered to expire before the formation of a school board. 1894 Times of India 5 June 4/7 There is, I believe, a 'grace period' over the three months of privilege leave allowed. 1907 Doc. Senate State of N.Y. XII. 68 The grace period was introduced to prevent accidental lapsing through non-payment on the due date. 1927 Washington Post 17 Aug. 1/3 (headline) Radio offenders get 30-day grace period. 1966 R. F. Mikesell Public Internat. Lending for Devel. 219 Loans are repayable over a fifty-year period; there is a ten-year grace period, following which 1 percent per annum of principal is repayable over the next ten years. 2011 D. W. Brown Calif. Landlord's Law Bk. (ed. 14) 64/1 There is no law in California that gives tenants a five-day or any other grace period when it comes to paying the rent. < as lemmas |
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