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deferrable

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de⋅fer⋅ra⋅ble

  [di-fur-uh-buhl]
Use deferrable in a Sentence
–adjective
1. capable of being deferred or postponed: a deferrable project.
2. qualified or eligible to receive a military deferment.
–noun
3. a person eligible for deferment from compulsory military service.
Also, deferable.

Origin:
1940–45; defer 1 + -able
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de·fer 1   (dĭ-fûr')   
v.   de·ferred, de·fer·ring, de·fers

v.   tr.

  1. To put off; postpone.

  2. To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).

v.   intr.
To procrastinate.

[Middle English differren, to postpone, differ; see differ.]
de·fer'ra·ble adj., de·fer'rer n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to put off until a later time: deferred paying the bills; postponing our trip; shelved the issue; stay an execution; suspending train service.
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