# moratorium

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmɒ.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əm/ · frequency rank #26,172

## Definitions
1. An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
2. A suspension of an ongoing activity.

## Etymology
New Latin from Late Latin morātōrium, noun use of the neuter of morātōrius (“moratory, delaying”), from Latin moror (“I delay”), from mora (“delay”), from Proto-Indo-European *mere (“to delay, hinder”). See also moratory.

## Common misspellings (14)
`mmoratorium`, `moartorium`, `moraotrium`, `moratoirum`, `moratorimu`, `moratoriumm`, `moratorrium`, `moratoruim`, `moratroium`, `morattorium`, `morratorium`, `mortaorium`, `mroatorium`, `omratorium`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/moratorium