1
: withheld for or until a stated time
a deferred payment
2
: charged in cases of delayed handling
telegraphs sent at deferred rates
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DiNapoli’s estimates are based on tax withholding trends on cash bonuses paid for work performed in 2024 plus any deferred bonuses from prior years that were cashed in last year.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Partly as a result of this partisan divide, Amtrak has been unable to access a stable source of funding to invest in its rail infrastructure, leaving it with billions in deferred maintenance and little money for investments in high-speed rail.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Independence city officials closed the pool because of deferred maintenance and loss of profitability, Parks Director Morris Heide said in an October city council meeting.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
Hammett said his office hasn't yet lost any probationary employees—as many federal agencies have—but a handful of Space RCO employees took the Trump administration's offer for deferred resignation.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Partly as a result of this partisan divide, Amtrak has been unable to access a stable source of funding to invest in its rail infrastructure, leaving it with billions in deferred maintenance and little money for investments in high-speed rail.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Independence city officials closed the pool because of deferred maintenance and loss of profitability, Parks Director Morris Heide said in an October city council meeting.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
Hammett said his office hasn't yet lost any probationary employees—as many federal agencies have—but a handful of Space RCO employees took the Trump administration's offer for deferred resignation.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferred. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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