as in delayed
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as in remitted
to assign to a later time
we agreed to defer a discussion of the issue until we had more information
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Recent Examples of deferred
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Kansas City Public Schools Bond — Voters passed a $474 million bond aimed to address deferred maintenance and renovation projects that have been mounting for decades in Kansas City Public Schools.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Under international law, recognition of Moscow’s rule over the four eastern regions of Ukraine would break every precedent, so the territorial question would have to be deferred, as has been the case in the Korean Peninsula for more than 60 years.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The down payment assistance is a 30-year deferred loan carrying a simple interest rate, which accrues annually.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Kansas City Public Schools Bond — Voters passed a $474 million bond aimed to address deferred maintenance and renovation projects that have been mounting for decades in Kansas City Public Schools.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
None of his salary is deferred.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Under international law, recognition of Moscow’s rule over the four eastern regions of Ukraine would break every precedent, so the territorial question would have to be deferred, as has been the case in the Korean Peninsula for more than 60 years.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferred. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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