deferred

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɜːd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɝd/

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deferred

1. simple past and past participle of defer

deferred (comparative more deferred, superlative most deferred)

1. Delayed; put off till later.

   Synonyms: delayed, postponed

   requested a deferred payment

   • 2024 January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 69:

     In retrospect, it was small wonder that Railtrack found its finances under pressure, as with ever increasing demand there was an inevitable effect on infrastructure renewals. Matters came to a head with the Hatfield accident on October 17 2000, when there was a high-speed derailment as a result of deferred track maintenance.

2. Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.

   The decision was deferred to the regional manager

3. (accounting) Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.

deferred (plural deferreds)

1. (programming) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”)
2. (finance) A deferred bond.
   • 2005, Robert Dubil, An Arbitrage Guide to Financial Markets, page 88:

     Only some Eurobonds are Euro straights with normal fixed coupons: many have innovative coupon structures, like zeros, deferreds, or step-ups; many are dual-currency (coupon and principal currencies are not the same); […]