Etymology
Origin of deferral
Example Sentences
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The ETF industry keeps pushing the envelope: Some explicit tax deferral and even tax-avoidance strategies have been rolled out.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Vanguard said 14% of participants increased their retirement savings rate or payroll deferral percentage in 2025, while 8% decreased it.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
Dorset Museum had hoped it could appeal to the Arts Council for a temporary export deferral to allow it more time to raise the money to keep it in the country and on public display.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
Realmuto said that, like Kuyateh, tens of thousands of immigrants have been granted withholding or deferral relief over the course of several decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
Then Tommy said: “So there’s definitely nothing. No deferral, nothing like that.”
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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