deferred
postponed or delayed.
suspended or withheld for or until a certain time or event: a deferred payment; deferred taxes.
classified as temporarily exempt from induction into military service.
Origin of deferred
1Other words from deferred
- un·de·ferred, adjective
- well-de·ferred, adjective
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How to use deferred in a sentence
Wells Fargo’s February settlement with the Justice Department includes a deferred prosecution agreement that’s contingent on the bank “continuing to cooperate with further government investigations.”
More than a century of deferred work, however, means it’s hard to get into places that need thinning.
Suppressing fires has failed. Here’s what California needs to do instead. | James Temple | September 17, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewOn July 23, an anonymous foundation employee told Eater that the lengthy list of demands was “met with more gaslighting and deferred action.”
The Mess That Is the 2020 James Beard Awards, Explained | Elazar Sontag | September 11, 2020 | EaterThe report noted customer satisfaction scores may have been boosted by the fact that many callers were seeking deferred payment arrangements during the pandemic—and getting them.
That is until August, where digital ad revenue was up year-on-year due to the release of pent up demand or deferred campaigns.
‘We’re getting more used to the uncertainty’: BBC Global News chief on ad-funded news | Lucinda Southern | September 10, 2020 | Digiday
While this deferred action is controversial in the United States, in Mexico, what Obama did is universally popular.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut for those on the Israeli right who are hoping that this deferred dream will just fade away, they can forget it.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead | Dean Obeidallah | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIdeally, Kerry would like to see the UN issue deferred until after the March Israeli elections.
Why We Should Delay The Israel-Palestinian Peace Process | Aaron David Miller | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe U.S. Air Force would not officially comment on the matter and deferred all queries to the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Are Russian Bombers Flying Nuclear Drills Near Europe—Or Just Testing NATO’s Defenses? | Dave Majumdar | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA companion bill slated for a vote to defund DACA (deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) was shelved.
Pelosi to Boehner: I Quashed Impeachment, and So Can You | Eleanor Clift | August 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll applications, including therein any on which action may have been deferred because in excess of the aforesaid 10 per cent.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsThe Annandale men deferred reply till the morrow, and slipped away to their homes overnight.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonBut on August 11, he countermanded the order for these ships and men, 'the King having deferred his expedition for the present.'
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonThe cost of this conversion naturally increases the longer action is deferred, and in any case would be very great.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowI had intended to make an excursion to the Lake Vaihiria, but deferred doing so, in order to be present at the burial.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for deferred
/ (dɪˈfɜːd) /
withheld over a certain period; postponed: a deferred payment
(of shares) ranking behind other types of shares for dividend
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