Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• DEFERMENT
  
  A period of time when a borrower is allowed to postpone student loan repayment (under certain conditions) without cost or penalty. The interest on unsubsidized loans continues to accrue during deferment at the borrower's expense.
  
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