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 immigration policy allows some children of immigrants brought to the U.S. to receive a renewable, two-year period of deferred action from deportation and be eligible for a work permit.
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 15 June 2025
Hicks agrees that deferred maintenance can lead to health and safety risks to a home’s occupants.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Wilson said the cost of deferred infrastructure maintenance in La Jolla would be substantial, though it hadn’t been analyzed yet.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
Other employees have taken buyouts, early retirements, or deferred resignations, further increasing the staffing shortages.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 4 June 2025
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 15 June 2025
Hicks agrees that deferred maintenance can lead to health and safety risks to a home’s occupants.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Wilson said the cost of deferred infrastructure maintenance in La Jolla would be substantial, though it hadn’t been analyzed yet.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
Other employees have taken buyouts, early retirements, or deferred resignations, further increasing the staffing shortages.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 4 June 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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