as in postpones
to assign to a later time
we agreed to defer a discussion of the issue until we had more information
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Recent Examples of defers
Buffett’s buy-and-hold approach not only compounds wealth but also defers taxes, allowing more capital to keep working year after year.
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The strategy seeds ETFs before launch, and the original investor defers capital gains until selling their shares.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The strategy seeds ETFs before launch, and the original investor defers capital gains until selling their shares.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defers
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Scripps continues to pursue a strategy that focuses on the northern parts of San Diego County and postpones reconstruction plans for Scripps Mercy Hospital, which operates sister campuses in Hillcrest and Chula Vista.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The panel’s decision postpones the effective dates of TPS terminations directed by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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These early shifts—less COVID vaccination; fewer options for flu, MMR, and chickenpox vaccines; and, perhaps soon, delays to the hepatitis-B schedule—may seem benign enough.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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Too much light in the evening — that extra hour from daylight saving time — delays that surge and the cycle gets out of sync.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Defers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defers. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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