moratorium — mor‧a‧to‧ri‧um [ˌmɒrəˈtɔːriəm ǁ ˌmɔː ] noun moratoria PLURALFORM [ riə] or moratoriums PLURALFORM [countable usually singular] 1. a period of time when a particular activity is officially stopped … Financial and business terms
moratorium — mor|a|to|ri|um [ˌmɔrəˈto:riəm US ˌmo: ] n plural moratoriums or moratoria [C usually singular] [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: Late Latin moratorius delaying , from Latin morari to delay ] 1.) an official stopping of an activity for a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
moratorium — [[t]mɒ̱rətɔ͟ːriəm, AM mɔ͟ːr [/t]] moratoriums, moratoria (plural) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N on n A moratorium on a particular activity or process is the stopping of it for a fixed period of time, usually as a result of an official agreement. The… … English dictionary
moratorium — 1) An agreement between a creditor and a debtor to allow additional time for the settlement of a debt. 2) A period during which one government permits a government of a foreign country to suspend repayments of a debt. 3) A period during which all … Accounting dictionary
moratorium — 1) An agreement between a creditor and a debtor to allow additional time for the settlement of a debt. 2) A period during which one government permits a government of a foreign country to suspend repayments of a debt. 3) A period during which all … Big dictionary of business and management
moratorium — UK [ˌmɒrəˈtɔːrɪəm] / US [ˌmɔrəˈtɔrɪəm] noun [countable] Word forms moratorium : singular moratorium plural moratoriums or moratoria UK [ˌmɒrəˈtɔːrɪə] / US [ˌmɔrəˈtɔrɪə] an official agreement to stop an activity temporarily … English dictionary
moratorium — noun (countable usually singular) 1 an official stopping of an activity for a period of time (+ on): the proposed moratorium on nuclear testing 2 a law or an agreement that gives people more time to pay their debts … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
moratorium — mor|a|to|ri|um [ ,mɔrə tɔriəm ] noun count an official agreement to stop an activity temporarily … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
moratorium — [ˌmɒrəˈtɔːriəm] noun [C] an official agreement to stop an activity for a short time … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
U.S.–India Civil Nuclear Agreement — U.S. President George W. Bush and India s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh exchange handshakes in New Delhi on March 2, 2006. The 123 Agreement signed between the United States of America and the Republic of India is known as the U.S. India Civil… … Wikipedia
Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement — ] [cite web|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2006 541|publisher=GovTrack|title=H.R. 5682: House Vote 541: Dec 8, 2006 (109th Congress)|accessdate=2006 12 08] The White House had urged Congress to expedite the reconciliation… … Wikipedia