deferred

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of defer

comparative more deferred · superlative most deferred

1. Delayed; put off till later.

   requested a deferred payment

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   In retrospect, it was small wonder that Railtrack found its finances under pressure, as with ever increasing demand there was an inevitable effect on infrastructure renewals. Matters came to a head with the Hatfield accident on October 17 2000, when there was a high-speed derailment as a result of deferred track maintenance.

   2024 January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 69

   Synonyms: delayed, postponed

2. Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.

   The decision was deferred to the regional manager

3. accountingWhose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.

plural deferreds

1. computingSynonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).

   Synonyms: promise

2. businessA deferred bond.

   Now you can take the papers back. And let it be a warning to you, Parkinson, not to invest your savings in speculative railway deferreds.

   1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados

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   Only some Eurobonds are Euro straights with normal fixed coupons: many have innovative coupon structures, like zeros, deferreds, or step-ups; many are dual-currency (coupon and principal currencies are not the same); […]

   2005, Robert Dubil, An Arbitrage Guide to Financial Markets, page 88