Definitions for Moratorium
ˌmɔr əˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌmɒr-; -ˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-mora·to·ri·um

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. moratoriumnoun

   a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

2. moratoriumnoun

   suspension of an ongoing activity

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1. Moratoriumnoun

   a suspension of an activity.

2. Moratoriumnoun

   an officially authorized period of delay or waiting; as, a moratorium on putting a law into effect.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. moratoriumnoun

   An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.

2. moratoriumnoun

   A suspension of an ongoing activity.

   Canada may put a moratorium on cloning for research.

3. Etymology: New Latin from moratorium, noun use of the neuter of moratorius, from moror, from mora. See also moratory.

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1. moratorium

   A moratorium is a temporary suspension or delay of an activity or law until future events warrant lift or a decision is made to resume or terminate it. This term is typically used in legal and business contexts, such as a pause in financial obligations like loan repayments or legal proceedings.

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1. Moratorium

   A moratorium in the home entertainment business refers to the practice of suspending the sales on home video DVD, VHS, and Blu-ray movies and boxed sets after a certain period of time. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment practices moratorium more than any other production company, often with releases of classic animated movies in the Disney catalogue. Disney is not the only studio that puts movies on moratorium. In 2002, Universal Pictures used this practice with the release of the Back to the Future DVD boxed set. George Lucas also used this practice with the Star Wars trilogy DVD boxed set. However, the moratorium was lifted on Back to the Future in 2009 before the release of the 25th anniversary Blu-ray set and on Star Wars, once Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was released to theatres on May 19, 2005. Disney itself states that moratorium is done to both control their market and to allow Disney films to be fresh for new generations of young children. The practice of moratorium has been frowned upon by consumers because it forces higher sale prices. A normal DVD that is sold under moratorium can sell at retail for a very high price relative to the general run of DVDs. However, prices are known to drop near the end of the issue. In the past, a moratorium created urgency for people interested in a film to obtain it before it became unavailable. A side effect of the moratorium process is the fact that videos and DVDs of films, once they are placed on moratorium, become collector's items. Additional unintended side-effects to the practice of moratorium has made films a prime target for on-line video-sharing site distribution and the proliferation of counterfeit DVD manufacturing.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Moratorium

   mo-ra-tō′ri-um, n. an emergency act allowing a government bank to suspend payments in specie for a given time.

Matched Categories

1. • Delay
   • Suspension

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Moratorium in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Moratorium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Moratorium in a Sentence

1. Jeffrey Hussey:

   That's where the eviction moratorium stopped the process in Florida, even if a writ of possession had been issued, it stopped the sheriff from giving the tenant 24 hours to leave.

2. Joseph Dempsey:

   Following their 2018 self-imposed moratorium on long range and nuclear testing, they have limited ballistic missiles tested to short range( SRBM) and medium range( MRBM), earlier this month [ North Korea ] stated they were going to re-examine restarting previously suspended activities.

3. John Harris:

   We all have an inescapable moral duty: To continue with scientific investigation to the point at which we can make a rational choice. We are not yet at that point. It seems to me, consideration of a moratorium is the wrong course. Research is necessary.

4. Brian Deese:

   We were heartened to see Congress take a step in the right direction in providing some rental assistance and extending the federal eviction moratorium until January 31. But the threat of widespread evictions still exists at the end of the month in only a few days.

5. Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association:

   Sadly, the moratorium has come without a new offer on the table having been communicated to us.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Moratorium
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Moratorium
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Moratorium
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Moratorium
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Moratorium
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Moratorium