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forbearance
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bair
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uh
ns
]
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for·bear·ance
/
fɔrˈbɛər
əns
/
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[
fawr-
bair
-
uh
ns
]
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noun
1.
the act of
forbearing
;
a refraining from something.
2.
forbearing
conduct or quality; patient endurance; self-control.
3.
an abstaining from the enforcement of a right.
4.
a creditor's giving of indulgence after the day originally fixed for payment.
Origin:
1570–80;
forbear
1
+
-ance
Related forms
non·for·bear·ance,
noun
Synonyms
1.
abstinence.
2.
tolerance, toleration, sufferance; indulgence.
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forbearance
(fɔːˈbɛərəns)
—
n
1.
the act of forbearing
2.
self-control; patience
3.
law
abstention from or postponement of the enforcement of a legal right, esp by a creditor allowing his debtor time to pay
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forbearance
1560s, originally legal, from
forbear
(v.).
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