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deferred
[ dih-furd ]
adjective
- 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.
deferred
/ ɪˈɜː /
adjective
- withheld over a certain period; postponed
a deferred payment
- (of shares) ranking behind other types of shares for dividend
Other Word Forms
- ܲd·ڱ adjective
- ɱ-·ڱ adjective
Example Sentences
Mr O'Dwyer deferred to Lloyd as the company owner to decide the final route but raised valid concerns, such as the drop over the weir.
An additional 85 professional court staff members — including 19 judges, interpreters, legal assistants and IT specialists took buyouts after receiving a “Fork in the Road” email that offered federal workers “deferred resignations.”
A Disneyland spokesperson declined to comment and deferred questions to the Anaheim Police Department.
The New York Yankees can have their torpedo bats, because the Dodgers’ extensive use of deferred money wins innovation of the year.
Time and again in the war on terror, the Department of Justice and the courts deferred to the federal government in the name of national security.
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