26984 words

moratorium

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
a stopping of an activity for an agreed amount of time:

Examples:

a five-year worldwide moratorium on nuclear weapons testing
2
a stopping of an activity for an agreed period of time:

Examples:

They are proposing a five-year moratorium on whaling.
3
a period of time during which a particular activity is stopped:

Examples:

a moratorium on sth The European Union imposed a two-year moratorium on new GM imports.
end/impose/lift a moratorium
4
an agreed period of time during which a country does not have to pay its debt to other countries:

Examples:

An immediate debt moratorium would free resources for poor countries to spend on health and education programmes.

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