由于他的经济困难，债权人同意给予他三个月的宽限期。

Due to his financial difficulties, the creditor agreed to grant him three months of forbearance.

forbearance 是由动词 forbear（忍耐、克制）加上名词后缀 -ance 构成的名词。forbear 本身由前缀 for-（表示"远离、克制"）和 bear（忍受）组成。 forbearance 在金融和法律语境中特指"债务宽限期"，即债权人同意暂缓追讨债务的期限。