deferred meaning: definition, quotations

deferred

adj

UK /dɪˈfɜːd/ · US /dɪˈfɝd/

Delayed; put off till later.

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

Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.

The decision was deferred to the regional manager

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

Derived terms: deferred prosecution agreement, deferred time, nondeferred, undeferred

deferred

noun

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).

Business, Finance A 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, Max Carrados:
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: