as in postponement
the act of delaying or deferring something
a tax deferral
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Recent Examples of deferral
The program allows beneficiaries to apply for renewable work permits and deportation deferrals.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 May 2025
That deal centered on the deferral of reciprocal duties—lowered on the U.S. side to 30 percent and China’s side to 10 percent—for three months.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 June 2025
What started out as a three-month job deferral became another three months and another six months after that.
—Jessica Sibley, Time, 9 June 2025
The contract does not include deferrals, giving Guerrero in present value the second-largest guarantee in major-league history.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 May 2025
That deal centered on the deferral of reciprocal duties—lowered on the U.S. side to 30 percent and China’s side to 10 percent—for three months.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 June 2025
What started out as a three-month job deferral became another three months and another six months after that.
—Jessica Sibley, Time, 9 June 2025
The contract does not include deferrals, giving Guerrero in present value the second-largest guarantee in major-league history.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Deferral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferral. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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