(forbearance - refraining from an action in deference or acknowledgement to others)
The forbearance of the diocese did not mean that the church would not eventually be closed.
The governor urged the banks to exercise forbearance regarding repayment of loans in the disaster areas.
The teacher's forbearance in handling the unruly classroom was impressive.
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Santa exercised forbearance in allowing some of the only partly-good children to have presents.
Forbearance
The word "forbearance" is in the King James Version of the Bible 2 times. It is in 2 verses.
Restraint, forbearance.
Forbearanceהַבלָגָה (havlagá) = restraint, forbearance, holding in, suppression, containing oneselfאֹרֶך אַפַּיִם (orech apayim) = forbearance, patienceהִמָנְעוּת (himan'ut) = avoidance, forbearance, omission, miss, restraint, abstinenceאֹרֶך רוּחַ (orech ru'ach) =patience, forbearance
Forbearance means resisting temptation and maintaining self control. An example of forbearance used in a sentence is: She showed amazing forbearance when talking to the ignorant old man, and simply smiled and nodded.
Forbearance in a lending context is a mortgage lender's delay of foreclosure proceedings in order to give a borrower a chance to bring up-to-date overdue payments.
forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages.
A forbearance is when a lender allowes the borrower to put off payments until a later time.
The Forbearance Suspense Amount shows any payment amounts not yet applied to principal, interest, or escrow. These funds will remain in a Forbearance Suspense Account until they are properly designated
Forbearance
Paying your bills would help a person avoid forbearance. Forbearance would be better than avoiding creditors and eventually having to file for bankruptcy.