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Added 3 October 2026

deferred

/dɪˈfɜːd/ verb

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simple past and past participle of defer

adjective

Delayed; put off till later.
requested a deferred payment
Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.
The decision was deferred to the regional manager
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.

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