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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

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.

deferred Usage Examples

Object

  • arrears: CSA deferred the arrears owed by the non-resident parent.

Adjective complement

  • due: The application was subsequently deferred due to a lack of time.

Modifying Another Word

  • indefinitely: The 1996 deadline for separated parents not on benefit to begin using the CSA to overturn settlements agreed in court has been deferred indefinitely.
  • merely: The question is: have the new owners saved the company or merely deferred its day of reckoning?
  • subsequently: The application was subsequently deferred due to a lack of time.

Used with why or when

  • where: This recognition should only be deferred where there are reasons for believing the farmer will not be able to comply.

Infinitive complement

  • enable: The second, on marriage law, has been deferred to enable us to take into account Parliament's wishes on civil partnership legislation.

Present participle complement

  • pend: Letter to monitoring network had been deferred pending discussion at item 9 of present agenda.

Preposition: until

  • meeting: Arrangements are to be deferred until the next meeting.

Preposition: for

  • consideration: Consequently, eight planning applications have been deferred for consideration to an adjourned meeting to be held on 21 December at 7.30 pm.
  • month: She said she was asking for the application to be deferred for 1 month.
  • discussion: They show that where the Cabinet failed to agree or a decision was deferred for further discussion.