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defer

[dih-fur] / dɪˈfɜr /




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The profit was boosted by a roughly $685 million valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, partially offset by an approximately $67 million decline in the fair value of its warrants in Root.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s true that taxes are mostly deferred rather than avoided through strategic selling.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company said Tuesday that the material weaknesses in its internal control involved “cash management practices regarding deferring vendor payments quarter to quarter.”

From Barron's

The company said Tuesday that the material weaknesses in its internal control involved “cash management practices regarding deferring vendor payments quarter to quarter.”

From Barron's

The Australian company last year deferred a proposed US$1.2 billion cold-rolling and metal-coating investment in the Midwest, citing heightened market uncertainty, and said it would explore buying some existing midstream capacity instead.

From The Wall Street Journal