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Recent Examples of deferment
Present value means before any deferments are made like the baseball world has seen with Shohei Ohtani's monstrous deal.
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Drew Vonscio, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The capital gains deferment remains in place until the business owner sells.
—Gerry Spitzer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Borrowers can also apply for a number of deferments or forbearances, which can pause your payments for a year or more.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
To get Taiwan’s reserve force to its necessary size and readiness, the Trump administration should press Taipei to require two full years of more intense instruction and limit the use of deferments.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Drew Vonscio, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The capital gains deferment remains in place until the business owner sells.
—Gerry Spitzer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Borrowers can also apply for a number of deferments or forbearances, which can pause your payments for a year or more.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
To get Taiwan’s reserve force to its necessary size and readiness, the Trump administration should press Taipei to require two full years of more intense instruction and limit the use of deferments.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deferment
Noun
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Although the tax deferral loss is unfortunate, making catch-up contributions in 2026 will still make sense for some workers.—
Kristin McKenna,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Use of foreign trade zones and other methods of delaying transits allow for the temporary deferral of trade duties.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
12 Apr. 2025
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After months of delays, a resentencing hearing to determine whether the Menendez brothers should be released from prison after serving more than three decades is set to begin Tuesday.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The Series completed two episodes of season one before snow in Utah caused a major delay in production.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2025
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferment. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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