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dilazione

deferral

noun dee-lah-TSYOH-neh Rare
People & Society Money

Origin: Latin dilatio, from differre (to delay)

Also means

extension

Usage Note

Dilazione means a postponement or extension of time — most commonly dilazione di pagamento (deferred payment, payment extension). It is a formal commercial and legal term. Do not confuse it with dilatazione (expansion, physical dilation), which comes from dilatare. The plural is dilazioni.

Examples

"Ha chiesto una dilazione di trenta giorni per pagare."

Natural Translation

He asked for a thirty-day extension to pay.

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