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 fit becomes even better if Tucker is willing to take some deferred money in his deal, which a lot of Dodgers players have done in the past.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The conversation turned to deferred salaries, which the Dodgers have used to give massive contracts to players.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
The new plan was hashed out in response to an exodus of employees who took deferred resignations.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Owners could point to the Dodgers—with $330 million in salary and $1 billion in deferred compensation—as further evidence that the sport is forever tilted toward the biggest spenders.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The conversation turned to deferred salaries, which the Dodgers have used to give massive contracts to players.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
The new plan was hashed out in response to an exodus of employees who took deferred resignations.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Owners could point to the Dodgers—with $330 million in salary and $1 billion in deferred compensation—as further evidence that the sport is forever tilted toward the biggest spenders.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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