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Definition of forbearance noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

forbearance

noun

NAmE//fɔrˈbɛrəns//

, NAmE//fərˈbɛrəns//

[uncountable] (formal)

the quality of being patient and sympathetic toward other people, especially when they have done something wrong The mortgage company had acted with forebearance, only taking them to court as a last resort.

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