deferred

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɜːd/

Verb

deferred

1. simple past tense and past participle of defer

Adjective

deferred (comparative more deferred, superlative most deferred)

1. Delayed; put off till later.

   requested a deferred payment

2. Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (accounting) Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.