deferred

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deferred

/dɪˈfɜːd/ UK
/dɪˈfɝd/ US

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of defer

adjective more deferred · most deferred

Delayed; put off till later. requested a deferred payment
Similar: delayed, postponed
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 deferreds

Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
Similar: promise
A deferred bond. Now you can take the papers back. And let it be a warning to you, Parkinson, not to invest your savings in speculative railway deferreds.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: postponed, delayed, postpone, postponement, deferment, deferral, delaying, delay, adjourn, withheld, adjournment, adjourned, late, suspended, overdue, cancelled

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adj delayed

Deutsch	aufgeschoben
Ελληνικά	αναβαλλόμενος anavallómenos
Română	întârziat, întârziată
Русский	отло́женный otlóžennyj

adj accounting: value not realized

Deutsch	-aufschub

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@misc{deferred_2026,
  title = {deferred},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deferred},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}