deferred
Americanadjective
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postponed or delayed.
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suspended or withheld for or until a certain time or event.
a deferred payment; deferred taxes.
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classified as temporarily exempt from induction into military service.
adjective
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withheld over a certain period; postponed
a deferred payment
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(of shares) ranking behind other types of shares for dividend
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Former CSB and Environmental Protection Agency officials, as well as industry safety experts, attribute much of the rise in accidents to years of deferred safety maintenance on aging plants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
The proposed new arrangement cuts deferred compensation and health benefits, changes some commissions, and could reduce agents’ gross annual income by up to 40%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
This is the story of what happens to a dream deferred in the dusty apartments, drag clubs and secluded rivers of Colombia in the 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
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.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
I helped him to a bedroom upstairs; while he took off his coat and vest I told him that all arrangements had been deferred until he came.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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