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deferMeaning:
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v. to delay something until a later time
The payment will be deferred for two years.
Then I'll work on the principle that deference is no substitute for obedience.
Hope is merely disappointment deferred.
He generally defers to his wife.
I could not defer my job to no one.
The contract provides for a deferred payment over three years.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick.
These might be guarantees, extended trial periods, deferred payment plans or the bundling of add-on products.
If Tom senses even the slightest lack of obsequious deference, he explodes into a hail of random and spontaneous insults.
I don't want to defer your wishes.