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Grace period Moderate

Grace period has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor

"The payment had originally been due on April 1 but we had a grace period which expired in June."

2

A length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred.

Broader Terms (hypernyms)
time period
Rhyming Words
iod period hesiod subperiod epitheliod gyroperiod semiperiod foreperiod dry period day period edo period nara period long period semi period test period rest period late period scotoperiod time period zero period
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