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for·bear·ance

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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; forbear¹ + -ance

]

—Synonyms 1. abstinence. 2. tolerance, toleration, sufferance; indulgence.

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for·bear·ance Audio Help (fôr-bâr'əns) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of forbearing.
Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience. See Synonyms at patience.
The quality of being forbearing.
Law The act of a creditor who refrains from enforcing a debt when it falls due.

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forbearance
noun
1.	good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence [syn: patience] [ant: impatience]
2.	a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
forˈbearance [fəˈbeərəns] noun

patience; control of temper
Example: She showed great forbearance.

Arabic:	صَبْر، طول أناة، إحْتِمال
Chinese (Simplified):	忍耐
Chinese (Traditional):	忍耐
Czech:	trpělivost
Danish:	tålmodighed; langmodighed
Dutch:	verdraagzaamheid
Estonian:	kannatlikkus
Finnish:	pitkämielisyys
French:	patience
German:	die Nachsicht
Greek:	υπομονή, αυτοσυγκράτηση
Hungarian:	türelem
Icelandic:	umburðarlyndi
Indonesian:	kesabaran
Italian:	pazienza, tolleranza

Japanese:	忍耐
Korean:	인내, 자제
Latvian:	atturība; iecietība
Lithuanian:	susivaldymas, pakantumas
Norwegian:	tålmodighet, selvbeherskelse
Polish:	wyrozumiałość
Portuguese (Brazil):	tolerância
Portuguese (Portugal):	tolerância
Romanian:	stăpânire de sine
Russian:	терпение; терпимость
Slovak:	trpezlivosť
Slovenian:	potrpljenje
Spanish:	paciencia
Turkish:	sabır

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Forbearance

A postponement of loan payments, granted by a lender or creditor, for a temporary period of time. This is done to give the borrower time to make up for overdue payments.

Investopedia Commentary

Basically, forbearance allows the borrower to put a temporary hold on his or her monthly payments, usually for up to one year. Forbearance is common for unemployed people with outstanding student loans.

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Main Entry: for·bear·ance
Variant: also fore·bear·ance /for-'bar-&ns/
Function: noun
: a refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due

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