forbearance

forbearance — for·bear·ance also fore·bear·ance /fȯr bar əns/ n: a refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. forbearance …   Law dictionary

Forbearance — For*bear ance, n. The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience. [1913 Webster] He soon shall find Forbearance no acquittance ere day end. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

forbearance — 1 long suffering, *patience, longanimity, resignation Analogous words: & Antonyms: see those at FORBEARANCE 2 2 tolerance, clemency, mercifulness, leniency, indulgence (see under FORBEARING) Analogous words: patience, long suffering, longanimity …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

forbearance — 1570s, originally legal, in reference to enforcement of debt obligations, from FORBEAR (Cf. forbear) (v.) + ANCE (Cf. ance). General sense of refraining from is from 1590s …   Etymology dictionary

forbearance — [n] resisting, avoidance abstinence, endurance, fortitude, going easy on*, living with*, longanimity, moderation, patience, patientness, refraining, resignation, restraint, self control, temperance, tolerance; concepts 410,633 Ant. continuation,… …   New thesaurus

forbearance — ► NOUN 1) patient self control and restraint. 2) tolerance …   English terms dictionary

forbearance — [fôr ber′əns] n. 1. the act of forbearing 2. the quality of being forbearing; self control; patient restraint 3. Law the act by which a creditor extends time for payment of a debt or forgoes for a time the right to enforce legal action on the… …   English World dictionary

Forbearance — In the context of a mortgage process, forbearance is a special agreement between the lender and the borrower in order to delay a foreclosure. Loan borrowers sometimes have problems with their payments due to unexpected circumstances. This may… …   Wikipedia

Forbearance — A postponement of loan payments, granted by a lender or creditor, for a temporary period of time. This is done to give the borrower time to make up for overdue payments. Basically, forbearance allows the borrower to put a temporary hold on his or …   Investment dictionary

forbearance — [[t]fɔː(r)be͟ərəns[/t]] N UNCOUNT (approval) If you say that someone has shown forbearance, you admire them for behaving in a calm and sensible way about something that they have a right to be very upset or angry about. [FORMAL] She remembered… …   English dictionary

forbearance — noun (U) formal patience, self control, and willingness to forgive someone: Higgins accepted the decision with commendable forbearance …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English