forbearance
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for·bear·ance
(fôr-bâr′əns)n.
1. Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
2. Law The act of giving a debtor more time to pay rather than immediately enforcing a debt that is due.
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forbearance
(fɔːˈbɛərəns)n
1. the act of forbearing
2. self-control; patience
3. (Law) 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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for•bear•ance
(fɔrˈbɛər əns)n.
1. the act of forbearing; a refraining from taking action.
2. forbearing conduct or quality; patient endurance; self-control.
3. an abstaining from the enforcement of a right, esp. a creditor's granting of more time to repay a debt.
[1570–80]
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Noun | 1. | forbearance - good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence good nature - a cheerful, obliging disposition |
2. | forbearance - a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming" |
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forbearance
noun
1. patience, resignation, restraint, tolerance, indulgence, long-suffering, moderation, self-control, leniency, temperance, mildness, lenity, longanimity (rare) a high degree of tolerance and forbearance
patience anger, impatience, intolerance, irritability, shortness, impetuosity
patience anger, impatience, intolerance, irritability, shortness, impetuosity
2. abstinence, refraining, avoidance forbearance from military action
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forbearance
noun1. The capacity of enduring hardship or inconvenience without complaint:
2. Forbearing or lenient treatment:
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Translations
صَبْر، طول أناة، إحْتِمال
trpělivost
langmodighedtålmodighed
umburîarlyndi
atturībaiecietība
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forbearance
n → Nachsicht f
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forˈbearance
(fəˈbeərəns) noun patience; control of temper. She showed great forbearance.
forˈbearing adjective patient. a patient and forbearing friend.
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