deferrable
Americanadjective
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capable of being deferred or postponed.
a deferrable project.
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qualified or eligible to receive a military deferment.
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“It is my opinion that a discussion about plants’ rights is no longer deferrable.
From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2015
Like it or not, automobiles represent a deferrable purchase.
From Time Magazine Archive
But what looks deferrable to Washington bureaucrats looks ten years too late to officials of cities and states that have felt the full force of the postwar population expansion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now graduate-school deans are beginning to realize that unless the law is changed or Selective Service enlarges the list of deferrable disciplines, they could lose as many as half of their prospective students next year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Or taking postgraduate jobs in such potentially deferrable fields as teaching, engineering, farming.
From Time Magazine Archive
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