deferred
/dɪˈfɝd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of defer
adj
Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.
noun
A deferred bond.
Example Sentences
- "requested a deferred payment"
- "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."
- "The decision was deferred to the regional manager"
- "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."
- "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); […]"
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈfɝd/
- British English: /dɪˈfɜːd/