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  1. deferredadjective

    Of or pertaining to delay of an action.

    requested a deferred payment

  2. deferredadjective

    Of or pertaining to yielding to someone else's decision or judgment.

  3. deferredadjective

    Of or pertaining to a value that is not realized until a future date, e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, income, either as an asset or liability.

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  1. deferred

    Deferred refers to something that is postponed, delayed, or held back until a later time or date. It can apply to various activities, payments, responsibilities, or actions that are temporally postponed or put on hold.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Deferred

    of Defer

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of deferred in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of deferred in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of deferred in a Sentence

  1. Cheryl Little:

    It's a step in the right direction, but it's going to fall far short of the mark, Deferred action is not legal status, it's simply a temporary reprieve from deportation.

  2. Josh Blackman:

    I'd be hesitant reading too much into this, the travel ban focuses on a very specific attribute of immigration, which is entry. It doesn't focus on people who are already here. So this doesn't necessarily speak to something like Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or asylum, people who already entered United States.

  3. Shaun Nel:

    Major industry hasn't returned to full capacity since 2008 because of power constraints, what is worrying is the impact in the future because projects are being cancelled, investment is being deferred or scrapped.

  4. British Bankers Association:

    Some banks have recently moved operations and jobs out of the UK due to punitive hikes in bank taxes. Other banks have deferred decisions about whether to invest in Britain until after the referendum.

  5. Stephen Legomsky:

    I think it does show that for the five Republican appointees on the court, deference to the executive branch policy positions will still be the rule of the day as long as they like the outcome. Those same justices were not deferential to President Obama with respect to( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and( Deferred Action for Parents of Americans), but they are showing extreme deference to this President on this proclamation even on the face of explicitly discriminatory public statements, the court has shown it is willing to be very selective when it comes to showing deference to the President.

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