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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Most of the reductions came from DOGE’s deferred resignation program.
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Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
During the company’s first quarter earnings three months ago, where revenue had dropped 11 percent to $3.3 billion, the company had pointed to $5.4 billion in deferred revenue to suggest more activity in the months ahead.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Funding and staffing remains an issue — at the time of the meeting, NOAA had just approved more than 1,000 deferred resignations and buyouts — but the group said their ideas were well received.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The incident sparked a crisis for the planemaker and prompted the U.S. Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into the company and declare that Boeing was not in compliance with a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
During the company’s first quarter earnings three months ago, where revenue had dropped 11 percent to $3.3 billion, the company had pointed to $5.4 billion in deferred revenue to suggest more activity in the months ahead.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Funding and staffing remains an issue — at the time of the meeting, NOAA had just approved more than 1,000 deferred resignations and buyouts — but the group said their ideas were well received.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The incident sparked a crisis for the planemaker and prompted the U.S. Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into the company and declare that Boeing was not in compliance with a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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