Vocabulary
Moratorium
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a temporary prohibition of an activity.
Urdu meaning
قرضے میں مہلت، قانونی مہلت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- They impose a moratorium on construction or ask people to curtail outdoor activities as if these were the problems rather than long-term real estate speculation.
- A moratorium on new upstream diversions is urgently needed for the Indus delta to survive.
- This scien-tific uncertainty has led governments, scientists, environmentalists, and the private sector to call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining until the ecological consequences are better understood.
- Ultimately, it defaulted by announcing a debt repayment moratorium in April 2022, amidst unsustainable debt and critically low reserves.
Synonyms
embargo, ban, prohibition, suspension, postponement, stay, stoppage, halt, freeze
Antonyms
resuscitation, renewal, recommencement, continuance
Curator example
“a moratorium on the use of drift nets”
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