DEFERMENTS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

deferments

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plural of deferment

as in deferrals

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Important public policy delivered through deductions, deferrals and account rules that reward people who already have cash to save.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Devers is owed more than $220 million over the next 7 1/2 seasons, and the Giants won’t be finished paying the last of his deferrals until 2043, by which time McMurdo Station could be a summer vacation destination.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 15 June 2026

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