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 417,000-square-foot main museum building, which opened in 1963, is affected by years of deferred maintenance.
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Buy now, pay later providers saw record-setting sales growth over the November shopping holidays as consumers rely increasingly on deferred payments to combat the pain of lingering inflation.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
Over the past six weeks, RTD managers’ discussions with the directors revealed the troubling financial predicament with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in costs for deferred maintenance and repair, largely along RTD’s rail lines.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
What to know about deferred interest As an enticement to sign up and make a purchase with the store card, some retailers make an introductory offer of 0% APR, typically for a period of six months to two years.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Buy now, pay later providers saw record-setting sales growth over the November shopping holidays as consumers rely increasingly on deferred payments to combat the pain of lingering inflation.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
Over the past six weeks, RTD managers’ discussions with the directors revealed the troubling financial predicament with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in costs for deferred maintenance and repair, largely along RTD’s rail lines.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
What to know about deferred interest As an enticement to sign up and make a purchase with the store card, some retailers make an introductory offer of 0% APR, typically for a period of six months to two years.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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