deferral

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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

At Vanguard, the average deferral rate, or percentage of income that participants chose to contribute to their retirement plan, rose to 7.7% in 2024, a record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Dorset Museum had hoped it could appeal to the Arts Council for a temporary export deferral to allow it more time to raise the money to keep it in the country and on public display.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Realmuto said that, like Kuyateh, tens of thousands of immigrants have been granted withholding or deferral relief over the course of several decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 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