moratoryum
moratoryúm with stress marks
moratorium
Usage Note
Moratoryum is borrowed from English 'moratorium' and is used in legal, financial, and governmental contexts to mean a temporary suspension of activity or debt payments. The term became widely known in the Philippines during economic crises when debt moratoria were proposed or enacted.
Examples
" May moratoryum sa utang. "
Natural Translation
There is a moratorium on debt.
Literal Translation
There-is moratorium on debt.
" Nagdeklara ang gobyerno ng moratoryum sa pagbabayad ng utang dahil sa krisis. "
Natural Translation
The government declared a moratorium on debt payments due to the crisis.
Literal Translation
Declared the government of moratorium in paying of debt because to crisis.
" Dahil sa matinding krisis, humiling ang mga magsasaka ng moratoryum upang hindi muna sila singilin ng kanilang mga utang. "
Natural Translation
Because of the severe crisis, the farmers requested a moratorium so that their debts would not be collected for now.
Literal Translation
Because to severe crisis, requested the plural farmer of moratorium in-order not first they be-collected of their plural debt.
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