Definition
A moratorium is an official pause or suspension of an activity, often by a government or organization. It temporarily stops something, like building, drilling, or debt payments, so people can reconsider or reorganize.
Etymology
From Late Latin “moratorium,” meaning “a delaying,” from Latin “morari,” “to delay.” It first appeared in legal and financial contexts about delaying obligations.
Kelly Says
A moratorium is literally a ‘delay button’ written into law—time-out as a political tool. It shows that sometimes, not acting is itself a powerful, organized action.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የ moratorium
ye-mora-to-ri-um
ARالعربية
مَوَاطِئ
mawāṭiʿ
BNবাংলা
মোর্যাটোরিয়াম
mora-to-ri-yam
CACatalà
moratori
mor-a-to-ri
CSČeština
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
DADansk
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
DEDeutsch
Moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
ELΕλληνικά
διακοπή
dia-kopi
ESEspañol
moratorio
mor-a-tor-i-o
FISuomi
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
FRFrançais
moratoire
mor-a-to-ir
GUGU
મોરેટોરિયમ
mora-to-ri-yam
HAHA
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
HIहिन्दी
मोरैटोरियम
mora-to-ri-yam
HUMagyar
moratórium
mor-a-to-ri-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
IGIG
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
ITItaliano
moratorio
mor-a-to-ri-o
JA日本語
モラトリアム
mora-to-riam
KKKK
моратóриум
mor-a-to-ri-um
KMKM
ម៉ូរ៉ាតូរិយ៉ុម
mor-a-to-ri-um
KO한국어
모라토리움
mora-to-ri-um
MRMR
मोरॅटॉरियम
mora-to-ri-yam
MSBahasa Melayu
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
NLNederlands
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
NONorsk
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
PAPA
ਮੋਰੇਟૉਰੀਅਮ
mora-to-ri-yam
PLPolski
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
PTPortuguês
moratória
mor-a-to-ri-a
RORomână
moratoriu
mor-a-to-ri-u
RUРусский
мораторий
mor-a-tor-iy
SVSvenska
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
SWKiswahili
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
TAதமிழ்
மேல்முறையீடு
may-lum-urai-idu
TEతెలుగు
మోరేటోరియం
mora-to-ri-yam
THไทย
ระงับการ
rangap kar
TLTL
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
TRTürkçe
moratoryum
mor-a-to-ry-um
UKУкраїнська
мораторій
moratori-y
VITiếng Việt
trì hoãn
tri-huan
YOYO
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um
ZUZU
moratorium
mor-a-to-ri-um