1
: withheld for or until a stated time
a deferred payment
2
: charged in cases of delayed handling
telegraphs sent at deferred rates
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The Mets have deals with deferred money with just three players and their total would be $360 million without discounting.
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Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
An attorney for McCray, Ron Kuby, deferred comment to a collective of activists supporting McCray.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Moreno had asked the court to grant her deferred adjudication.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
Tucker turned down a longer-term offer to join the Toronto Blue Jays as a free agent from the Chicago Cubs to sign a four-year, $240 million contract in LA, with a comparatively minor $30 million deferred (but a $64 million signing bonus).
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
An attorney for McCray, Ron Kuby, deferred comment to a collective of activists supporting McCray.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Moreno had asked the court to grant her deferred adjudication.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
Tucker turned down a longer-term offer to join the Toronto Blue Jays as a free agent from the Chicago Cubs to sign a four-year, $240 million contract in LA, with a comparatively minor $30 million deferred (but a $64 million signing bonus).
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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