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deferred.

Delayed; put off till later.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪˈfɜːd/UK/dɪˈfɝd/US
  1. Delayed; put off till later.

    requested a deferred payment
  2. Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.

    The decision was deferred to the regional manager
  3. Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.

noun/dɪˈfɜːd/UK/dɪˈfɝd/US
  1. Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).

  2. A deferred bond.

verb/dɪˈfɜːd/UK/dɪˈfɝd/US
  1. simple past and past participle of defer

    form-of · participle · past
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