English Explanatory Dictionary

deferred

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of defer
adj
  1. Delayed; put off till later.
  2. Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.
  3. Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.
noun
  1. Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
  2. A deferred bond.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈfɜːd/ /dɪˈfɝd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-deferred.wav

Word forms

deferred more deferred most deferred deferreds

Synonyms

delayed postponed promise

Derived words

deferred prosecution agreement deferred time nondeferred undeferred
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