forbearance
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əns 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.
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| —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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Example sentences
During forbearance, principal payments are postponed but interest continues to accrue.
And it doesn't include loans in deferment or forbearance even though those borrowers are unable to make payments.
During forbearance, you can temporarily stop making payments, or you can make smaller payments than originally scheduled.
During forbearance, payments are temporarily postponed or reduced.
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