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defer::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accede, bow, give in, submit |
| Type of | yield, give in, knuckle under, succumb, buckle under |
| Derivation | deference, deferent |
Examples of defer
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The State Department urged Americans to defer any non-essential travel to Egypt.
From the bostonherald.com
In those situations he wasn't afraid to defer a little bit and not force things.
From the stltoday.com
They want to create and own assets, defer income and control their tax exposure.
From the theatlantic.com
Wells Fargo's interest-only loans will defer balances for up to six to 10 years.
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Every team that wins the toss chooses to defer the option until the second half.
From the dallasnews.com
The law says you defer to the code or requirement that provides the most access.
From the sacbee.com
Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin, maintains that Rove must defer to that position.
From the dailyherald.com
But a Hebei water-resources official clearly recognises to whom he should defer.
From the economist.com
Church no longer has anybody to defer to, and that's made her a better defender.
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- Postpone: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
- Submit: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
- Deferred, in accrual accounting, is any account where the asset or liability is not realized until a future date (accounting period), e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, income, etc. The deferred item may be carried, dependent on type of deferral, as either an asset or liability. See also accrual.
- To delay, or postpone, especially to postpone induction into military service
- (deferred) Of or pertaining to delay of an action; Of or pertaining to yielding to someone else's decision or judgment; Of or pertaining to a value that is not realized until a future date, e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, income, either as an asset or liability
- (Deferred) A set of queues on ftp-master where the queue daemon stores packages that were uploaded to the corresponding delayed queue - see README
- (Deferred) An IRB action that specifies conditions under which research can be reconsidered for approval, pending substantive (i.e. ...
- (Deferred) An operation, which would occur at a specific point in the unmodified Linux boot up processing, is changed so that it can occur later in the processing.
- (Deferred) Assessments for this property have been deferred and may be assessed with accrued interest when ownership changes or the reason for deferral is no longer valid.
