1
: withheld for or until a stated time
a deferred payment
2
: charged in cases of delayed handling
telegraphs sent at deferred rates
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If the company stumbles—or worse, goes bust—your deferred cash could shrink or vanish.
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Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The effective tax rate for the quarter was a benefit on pre-tax loss of 11.5%, influenced by valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025
The dismissal is part of a three-year deferred prosecution agreement in which Solis cooperated with the government in exchange for dropping the charge against him.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Still, city leaders surmise that deferred contributions are a necessary step toward balancing Orange’s budget, which has had a structural deficit since the Great Recession, officials have said.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
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Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The effective tax rate for the quarter was a benefit on pre-tax loss of 11.5%, influenced by valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025
The dismissal is part of a three-year deferred prosecution agreement in which Solis cooperated with the government in exchange for dropping the charge against him.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Still, city leaders surmise that deferred contributions are a necessary step toward balancing Orange’s budget, which has had a structural deficit since the Great Recession, officials have said.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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