delay holdup | the act of delaying, inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time |
payment defrayal defrayment | the act of paying money |
requital payment | an act of requiting, returning in kind |
acoustic delay line sonic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves |
delay line | a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal |
electromagnetic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of electromagnetic waves |
time-delay measuring instrument time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
stop payment | a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check |
transfer payment | a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services |
payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
regular payment | a payment made at regular times |
payment rate rate of payment repayment rate installment rate | the amount of money paid out per unit time |
support payment | a payment made by one person for the support of another |
payoff final payment | the final payment of a debt |
token payment | a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation |
down payment deposit | a partial payment made at the time of purchase, the balance to be paid later |
credit deferred payment | arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services |
draft bill of exchange order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money, drawn by one person or bank on another |
disability check disability payment | a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work |
medicare check medicare payment | a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care |
cash immediate payment | prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check |
delay hold time lag postponement wait | time during which some action is awaited, instant replay caused too long a delay, he ordered a hold in the action |
check retard delay | slow the growth or development of, The brain damage will retard the child's language development |
delay detain hold up | cause to be slowed down or delayed, Traffic was delayed by the bad weather, she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform |
stay detain delay | stop or halt, Please stay the bloodshed! |
delay | act later than planned, scheduled, or required, Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered |