英语释义
1. a period of time beyond a due date during which a financial obligation may be met without penalty or cancellation
2. an amount of extra time that someone is given to pay a bill, finish a project, etc.
3. a period of time beyond a scheduled date during which a required action (as payment of an obligation) may be taken without incurring the ordinarily resulting adverse consequences (as penalty or cancellation): as
4. a period of 30 days or one month during which premiums on insurance policies may be paid without penalty
5. a period of ten days during which certain security interests (as those in fixtures) must be perfected in order to have priority over conflicting security interests under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code — called also days of grace