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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Authorizing delay in payment.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Of or pertaining to moratorium; delaying: as, a moratory bill.
  2. n. One who postpones the maturity of notes, bills of exchange, and the like.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. law, finance Pertaining to delay of payment or fulfilment of an obligation, as in "moratory interest".

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Of or pertaining to delay; esp., designating a law passed, as in a time of financial panic, to postpone or delay for a period the time at which notes, bills of exchange, and other obligations, shall mature or become due.

Etymologies

  1. French moratoire, from Late Latin morātōrius, delaying, from Latin morātus, past participle of morārī, to delay, from mora, delay. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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