n .
a suspension of activity ; a period of delay 활동의 중지 ; 유예기간

• The president of the beleaguered company declared a moratorium on the purchase of office supplies, hoping that the money saved by not buying paper clips might help to keep the company in business a little bit longer.
• The two countries agreed to a moratorium on the production of new nuclear weapons while their leaders struggled to work out the terms of a permanent ban.
  지도자들이 핵무기 개발의 지속적인 금지라는 협의안을 내기 위해 애쓰는 동안, 두 나라는 새로운 핵무기의 생산을 잠정 중지하는 안에 동의했다.