Definition of DEFERRED

deferred

Meanings

Plural: deferreds

Verb

  • hold back to a later time
  • yield to another's wish or opinion
  • simple past and past participle of defer

Adj

  • Delayed; put off till later.
  • Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.
  • Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.

Noun

  • Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
  • A deferred bond.

Synonyms

accede, bow, defer, delayed, give in, hold over, postpone, postponed, promise, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, submit, table

Scrabble Score: 13

deferred is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
deferred is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deferred is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

deferred is a valid Words With Friends word