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deferred

[ dih-furd ]

adjective

  1. postponed or delayed.
  2. suspended or withheld for or until a certain time or event:

    a deferred payment; deferred taxes.

  3. classified as temporarily exempt from induction into military service.


deferred

/ ɪˈɜː /

adjective

  1. withheld over a certain period; postponed

    a deferred payment

  2. (of shares) ranking behind other types of shares for dividend
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲd·ڱ adjective
  • ɱ-·ڱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deferred1

First recorded in 1645–55; defer 1 + -ed 2
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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.

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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.”

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A Disneyland spokesperson declined to comment and deferred questions to the Anaheim Police Department.

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The New York Yankees can have their torpedo bats, because the Dodgers’ extensive use of deferred money wins innovation of the year.

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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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