deferred
Example Sentences
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The behavior is that middle-income households have spent refund checks on deferred durables for decades.
From MarketWatch
Sentencing was deferred until March, pending background reports, and the Daniels' bail was continued meantime.
From BBC
They agreed on a deferred prosecution agreement that would allow Ver to avoid criminal charges and prison in exchange for a payout and an agreement not to violate any more laws.
From Salon
Air-traffic controllers, classified as essential personnel, worked through the funding impasse with deferred pay until the end of the shutdown.
From MarketWatch
They will also tackle emergent and “hidden” forms of corruption, such as deferred bribe payments and “revolving doors” through which officials can move between public office and corporate jobs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
