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deferred definition

de·ferred (dē fʉrd′, di-)

adjective

  1. postponed
  2. having the rights, interest, or payment withheld until a certain date a deferred annuity

Etymology: pp. of defer

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deferred Synonyms

deferred

modif.

  1. Put off to a later date

    delayed, postponed, protracted, prolonged, retarded, adjourned, held up, temporized, remanded, staved off, stalled; see also postponed.

  2. To be paid in installments

    partial, indebted, assessed, funded, negotiated, renegotiated; see also charged 1.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

deferred Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • annuity: For a deferred annuity where the payments may not start for a decade or more the gains are even greater.

Modifying Another Word

  • endlessly: Interpretation itself becomes a subject of interpretation, and meaning is endlessly deferred - you know, all that stuff.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: There will be no such listing of those cases where by prior agreement payment of fees is deferred and remains deferred.
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