moratorium /mo-rə-töˈri-əm or -tōˈ/

1. An emergency measure authorizing the suspension of payments of debts for a given time
2. The period thus declared
3. A temporary ban on, or decreed cessation of, any activity

moratory /morˈə-tə-ri/ adjective

1. Delaying
2. Deferring

• patronizingly
• patronless
• patronne
• patronnes
• patrons
• patron saint
• patron saints
• patronymic
• patronymics
• patroon
• patroons
• patroonship
• patroonships
• pats
• patsies
• patsy
• patte
• pyrosomes
• pyrostat
• pyrostatic
• pyrostats
• pyrosulphate
• pyrosulphuric
• pyrotartaric
• pyrotartrate