deferred
Example Sentences
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The accounting rules that are used to compute the effective tax rate include both current taxes and deferred taxes, so accelerating deductions into 2025 doesn’t change that rate.
Too much is deferred to future rule making.
From Barron's
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
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