deferred

[dih-furd]

adjective

1. postponed or delayed.

2. suspended or withheld for or until a certain time or event.

   a deferred payment; deferred taxes.

3. classified as temporarily exempt from induction into military service.

deferred

/ dɪˈfɜːd /

adjective

1. withheld over a certain period; postponed

   a deferred payment

2. (of shares) ranking behind other types of shares for dividend

Other Word Forms

• undeferred adjective
• well-deferred adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deferred¹

First recorded in 1645–55; defer ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Ohio Capital adjusted the marketable securities for deferred income taxes on the gains and a $25 million margin loan and came up with a value of around $400 million.

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I deferred for a year while I recovered and worked at a stationery store.

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Consideration of any action probably would be deferred until the league could conduct its own investigation and until a jury verdict, if there is one, is fully reviewed by an appeals court.

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Washington deferred maintenance for 70 years because infrastructure doesn’t win elections.

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The amount of Social Security payments grow each month that they are deferred, maxing out at age 70.

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