defer

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Others have cut back on offering adjustments that help make their loans more enticing to borrowers, executives say, including allowing borrowers to defer interest payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"In the absence of regulatory clarity, manufacturers defer investment decisions, supply chains evolve more slowly, and the broader ecosystem remains uncertain," Kant writes, adding that what will drive adoption is certainty of policy.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“When you have higher cost-sharing, you’re more likely to defer care.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“With I bonds, you can defer federal income tax on the interest until you redeem or until the 30-year maturity. That’s a pretty significant benefit,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

It required some courage to disturb so interesting a party; my errand, however, was one I could not defer, so I approached the master where he stood at Miss Ingram’s side.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë