Deferred

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Postponed or delayed: deferred gratification; deferred military draft.
  • adj. Withheld until a future date: deferred benefits; a deferred payment.
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  • adj. Of or pertaining to delay of an action.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to yielding to someone else's decision or judgment.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a value that is not realized until a future date, e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, income, either as an asset or liability.
  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of defer.
    • Word Usage
    "And I want to emphasize, Larry, if I might this is what they call a deferred emergency and I believe someone said it a few minutes ago, you know."
    Verb Form
    defered    deferred    deferring    defers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    yield    buckle under    succumb    give in    knuckle under   
    Cross Reference
    deferred bonds    deferred annuity    deferred shares    deferred pay   
    Variant
    deferred    deferring   
    Form
    deferred    deferring    deference    deferral   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    delay    withhold    wait    refer    postpone   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Burr    Fleur    Fur    Kerr    Monsieur   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rate-sensitive    tax-sheltered    lump sum    greasefilte    a-gallon   
     
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