deferred
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
That and other changes sought by the owners, including a ban on deferred contract payments, would have barred contracts such as Shohei Ohtani’s and Juan Soto’s, which have huge deferred balances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
At the time of the murder, he was on a structured deferred sentence for that case.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Since Walter took over, the team has spent lavishly to acquire superstar talent such as Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani, and the club has deferred some of the biggest contract payments deep into the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
And your $75,000 paper loss does not automatically reduce your taxable gain, because you already have deferred gains from the previous 1031 exchange.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
There’s no indication that Henrietta questioned him; like most patients in the 1950s, she deferred to anything her doctors said.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
