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deferral

[dih-fur-uhl] / dɪˈfɜr əl /


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These forced withdrawals are payback for years of valuable tax deferral and are taxed at ordinary income rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Vanguard said a total of 31% of participants had their deferral percentage increased from an annual auto-escalation, which led to 45% of participants increasing their savings.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The potential deferral of China’s export curbs could negatively impact rare-earths sector shares but will not stop Western development of these materials.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Scott Bessent told the BBC's US news partner CBS that this included a "final deal" on TikTok's US operations and a deferral on China's tightened rare earth minerals controls.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

His birthday was one of the last drawn, and anyway, as an undergraduate, he had been granted a deferral.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng