deferred
adjective
de·ferred
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Definition of deferred
1
: withheld for or until a stated time
a deferred payment
2
: charged in cases of delayed handling
telegraphs sent at deferred rates
Examples of deferred in a Sentence
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Yet this guarantor of deferred gratification turned out to be better at promising than following through. — The Economist, "Darwin was more Christian than he thought," 29 Aug. 2019 According to a report, Thomas received a deferred judgement for 12 months on Aug. 8. — oregonlive.com, "De’Anthony Thomas, former Oregon Ducks’ star, re-signs with Kansas City," 22 Aug. 2019 More recently, Roper alleged she was fired from the group after accepting a deferred compensation agreement. — Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com, "Spinderella's Salt-N-Pepa Lawsuit Ordered to Mediation as Duo Slams DJ's 'Scorched Earth Approach'," 2 Aug. 2019 Under a deferred prosecution agreement, prosecutors agree to dismiss criminal charges after a period if a company makes certain changes. — Dylan Tokar, WSJ, "Justice Department Extends Compliance Breaks to Antitrust Offenders," 11 July 2019 Muller, who at times spoke so softly as to be inaudible, deferred to his report or declined to answer questions a hundred and twenty-three times during his three hours of testimony, according to NBC. — Osita Nwanevu, The New Yorker, "The Unsurprising Recalcitrance of Robert Mueller During His Testimony," 24 July 2019 Peppers twice had restructured his contract to help the Bears reach their salary-cap goals, but the deferred money led to an $18 million cap hit for Peppers for 2014. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 63, Julius Peppers," 4 July 2019 But there’s likely a generation of baseball fans out there now who only know him as the deferred money guy. — Chuck Schilken, latimes.com, "It’s Bobby Bonilla Day! Don’t spend that $1.19 million all in one place," 1 July 2019 The company agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement on criminal allegations and paid billions of dollars in fines and civil judgments. — Los Angeles Times, "Toyota ordered to pay auto dealer $15.8 million in trial over Prius defects," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deferred.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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