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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Gen. Rob Bonta’s office, which represented the state in court, deferred questions to the agencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
People also could sell underwater Opportunity Zone investments to lock in capital losses that offset deferred gains, but that has a downside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
They suggest a one-time revenue bump of about $29 billion, recouping a big chunk of previously deferred taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
He said not all costs incurred to date related to the question of liability, and called for a decision on expenses to be deferred "until the end".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
While they did not immediately side with Currie, their cautious approach miffed Rush, who felt they should have deferred to his medical opinion.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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