moratory

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(môr′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, mor′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mor•a•to•ry  (môr′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, mor′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. authorizing delay of payment:a moratory law.
  • Late Latin morātōrius dilatory, equivalent. to morā(rī) to delay; see mora + -tōrius -tory1
  • 1890–95

'moratory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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