An offering that is pushed back to a later date. This may lead to the offering being cancelled.

A verbal announcement made at the time and location of a trustee´s sale, extending the sale to a future date.

When an offering that had a tentative "pricing" date is pushed back in timing to a later date. Postponement may occur when market conditions threaten the viability of the offering. Extremely adverse market conditions could lead to cancellation of the offering.

A race that is run later in the day has bets that were placed for the original race time honoured. For next, or another day, providing the declarations stay the same, then, again, the bets will be honoured.

A decision of the Office of the Commissioner of Review Tribunals to reschedule a hearing to a different date and time. This usually occurs before the hearing takes place.

A verbal announcement made at the time at location of the scheduled trustees sale, extending the sale to a future date and time.

An agreement, made in lieu of a scheduled sheriff's or trustee's sale, that reschedules the pending sale.

To put off to a later time. In the case of a foreclosure sale, this is generally done by announcement at the original sale or by posting notices establishing the new date and time the foreclosure sale will take place.

Permission to put off serving as a juror until a later time. A postponement may be available if you have health problems, a paid vacation, or other personal commitments that cannot be rescheduled at the time you are initially called for jury service. See also exemptions/excuses.

A change of a hearing date by either party or the Clerk prior to the commencement of the scheduled hearing. Real Property The possession of, claim to, ownership of, or right to the possession of land; all mines, minerals and quarries in the land; and improvements to land.

A Postponement involves re-arranging a time or date to another later one. The term can be applied to anything in that criteria, sometimes sporting events are postponed due to weather for example.

The act of delaying procurement, production and distribution activities until a future time in order to slow down cost growth and capital tieups. Postponing the assembly date can result in greater flexibility; the later assembling takes place the "nearer" the product will be to the market and the greater the capability of including better information

Delaying product change or inventory location decisions closer to the time of purchase to reduce costs in the supply chain.

A postponement occurs when a matter is delayed to a future date for continuation. A postponement cannot be granted over the telephone or by mail.

A postponement is a period of time during which the borrower is not billed for loan principal and interest that is accruing which would be eligible for deferment or cancellation at the end of the eligible academic/employment/service year. Prepayments Prepayments are accelerated repayments of the principal of the loan typically made to realize a savings on interest. There are no penalties for prepaying. If your loan is repaid in full before the expiration of its grace period, no interest is charged (except on certain university loans). Payments in excess of your regularly scheduled amounts are applied to the principal balance as prepayments. Unless the prepayment repays the loan in full, the next payment will be due the next month.

See deferment and forbearance.

A manufacturing or distribution strategy where specific operations associated with a product are delayed until just prior to shipping.

The planned delay of final activities (e.g. assembly, production, packaging, etc.) until the latest possible time in the distribution channel.