deferrable

American  

[dih-fur-uh-buhl] / dɪˈfɜr ə bəl /

Or deferable

adjective

1. capable of being deferred or postponed.

   a deferrable project.

2. qualified or eligible to receive a military deferment.

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noun

1. a person eligible for deferment from compulsory military service.

Other Word Forms

• nondeferable adjective
• nondeferrable adjective
• undeferable adjective
• undeferably adverb
• undeferrable adjective
• undeferrably adverb

Etymology

Origin of deferrable

First recorded in 1940–45; defer ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

“It is my opinion that a discussion about plants’ rights is no longer deferrable.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2015

Also, grad students fail to pass physical exams more often than younger draftees, partly, implies one draft official, because they can afford doctors skilled at detecting deferrable ailments.

From Time Magazine Archive

Or taking postgraduate jobs in such potentially deferrable fields as teaching, engineering, farming.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pain in the pocketbook is causing patients of private physicians to put off deferrable care like plastic surgery and to postpone paying for what treatment they do get.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like it or not, automobiles represent a deferrable purchase.

From Time Magazine Archive