Meanings
plural grace periods
- A length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred.
The fees begin to accrue after a one-month grace period.
1 more example
(Of course, if an insured dies during the grace period, the unpaid annual premium or instalment thereof is past due and therefore is deducted from the death benefit.)
1951, State Farm Life Insurance Company, Life Agents Handbook, page 62
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic فترة السماح
- فترة السماحa length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Bulgarian гра́тисен перио́д
- гра́тисен перио́д (grátisen periód)a length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Catalan període de gràcia
- període de gràciaa length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Chinese Mandarin 寬限期 /宽限期
- 寬限期 /宽限期a length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Finnish vapaajakso, armonaika
- vapaajaksoa length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
- armonaikaa length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
French délai de grâce
- délai de grâcea length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
German Schonfrist
- Schonfrista length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Hungarian türelmi idő
- türelmi időa length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Indonesian masa leluasa, masa tenggang
- masa leluasaa length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
- masa tengganga length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Italian periodo di grazia
- periodo di graziaa length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Malay tarikh luput
- tarikh luputa length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Polish karencja
- karencjaa length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Portuguese carência
- carênciaa length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Romanian perioadă de grație
- perioadă de grațiea length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Russian грейс пери́од
- грейс пери́од (grejs períod)a length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Spanish periodo / período “de gracia” / agraciado
- periodo / período “de gracia” / agraciadoa length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Swedish nådetid
- nådetida length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Turkish mühlet, önel
- mühleta length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
- önela length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
- mehila length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred
Cite this entry
grace period. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grace%20period
“grace period.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grace%20period. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grace period,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grace%20period.
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