deferred

Plural: deferreds

Verb

Verb Forms: defer, deferred, deferring, defers

• Past tense of to postpone or yield respectfully.
• hold back to a later time
• yield to another's wish or opinion
• simple past and past participle of defer

Adj

• Delayed; put off till later.
• Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.
• Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.

Noun

• Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
• A deferred bond.

Adjective

• Postponed or put off to a later time.

Examples

• His deferred win felt all the sweeter after a long, drawn-out game of Scrabble.
• requested a deferred payment
• She DEFERRED her turn, hoping for better tiles on the next draw.
• The decision was deferred to the regional manager

Synonyms

accede, bow, defer, give in, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, submit, table, delayed, postponed, promise

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