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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Finally, Ford Credit is offering a deferred payment option to customers in FEMA Designated Areas.
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Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 12 July 2025
Most employees leaving are in senior-level government positions, the report said, adding that the agency has offered staff early retirement, buyouts and deferred resignations.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 July 2025
That legacy has not impeded county officials from checking off key boxes to creating a deferred retirement option program, known as a DROP, after lobbying from the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County, the powerful labor union for more than 2,000 sheriff’s deputies.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
About 75,000 federal employees accepted deferred resignation offers earlier this year, and thousands more were laid off.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 12 July 2025
Most employees leaving are in senior-level government positions, the report said, adding that the agency has offered staff early retirement, buyouts and deferred resignations.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 July 2025
That legacy has not impeded county officials from checking off key boxes to creating a deferred retirement option program, known as a DROP, after lobbying from the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County, the powerful labor union for more than 2,000 sheriff’s deputies.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
About 75,000 federal employees accepted deferred resignation offers earlier this year, and thousands more were laid off.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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