as in postponement
the act of delaying or deferring something
a tax deferral
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The deferral of capital gains allows more of your money to stay invested longer.
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Matthew Chancey, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Grade: ❌ 🔥🔥 Toronto Blue Jays This year’s bold prediction: The Blue Jays will not only extend Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — 15 years, $600 million with deferrals — but will ride his bat to a Wild Card berth and the club’s first ALDS appearance since 2016.
—Johnny Flores Jr., New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
According to the New York Post's Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman, the Blue Jays offered him close to that, but with heavy deferrals.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The two-time Cy Young Award winner signed a five-year, $182 million contract with deferrals this winter.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Chancey, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Grade: ❌ 🔥🔥 Toronto Blue Jays This year’s bold prediction: The Blue Jays will not only extend Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — 15 years, $600 million with deferrals — but will ride his bat to a Wild Card berth and the club’s first ALDS appearance since 2016.
—Johnny Flores Jr., New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
According to the New York Post's Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman, the Blue Jays offered him close to that, but with heavy deferrals.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The two-time Cy Young Award winner signed a five-year, $182 million contract with deferrals this winter.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deferral
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“Deferral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferral. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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