1
: withheld for or until a stated time
a deferred payment
2
: charged in cases of delayed handling
telegraphs sent at deferred rates
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The cards come with high deferred interest rates, often between 30% and 40% and are offered at dental, medical and veterinary offices.
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Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Satisfaction so long deferred might seem beside the point.
—Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Grief opens the way to a reckoning with place, stasis and deferred desire.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
The Great Northern has been a victim, like so many other downtown office buildings, of deferred maintenance.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
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Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Satisfaction so long deferred might seem beside the point.
—Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Grief opens the way to a reckoning with place, stasis and deferred desire.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
The Great Northern has been a victim, like so many other downtown office buildings, of deferred maintenance.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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