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deferred

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Synonyms: referred, deterred, deferrer, defeated, demurred, deformed, deserted, preferred, inferred, deferral, deserved

Antonyms: referred, deterred, deferrer, defeated, demurred, deformed, deserted, preferred, inferred, deferral, deserved

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

  1. {{infl of|en|defer||ed-form}}

Adjective

  1. [[delayed|Delayed]]; put off till later.
  2. [[yield|Yielded]] to someone else's decision or judgment.
  3. {{lb|en|accounting}} Whose [[value]] is not [[realized]] until a future date: e.g. [[annuities]], [[charges]], [[taxes]]{{,}} and [[income]], either as an [[asset]] or [[liability]].

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|programming}} {{synonym of|en|promise||object representing delayed result}}.
  2. {{lb|en|finance}} A deferred [[bond]].

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