defer

Example Sentences

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Alternatively, could I defer my own benefit until age 70 and continue receiving the survivor benefit until then?

From MarketWatch

At his Senate confirmation hearing in November, Selig declined to answer when asked whether sports event contracts are gambling, instead deferring to the courts.

From Barron's

The behavior is that middle-income households have spent refund checks on deferred durables for decades.

From MarketWatch

Court doctrine is to defer to those statements as being entitled.

From Salon

Sentencing was deferred until March, pending background reports, and the Daniels' bail was continued meantime.

From BBC