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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Example Sentences
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Many projects, like the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial and African American history museum, began as the deferred dreams of ordinary citizens.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Ed died in 2019, when rules let people take minimum distributions from inherited retirement accounts over their lifetimes, allowing the balances to grow tax deferred for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Interest began to accrue this loan as soon as it was sent to your stepdaughter’s school, and it will continue to grow whether she’s in school, has deferred or dropped out.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Billings, which adjusts revenue to include changes in deferred revenue, jumped 31% from a year ago to $2.09 billion.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
If that time was missed, the prayer had to be deferred until the sun was beyond the horizon.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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