How to Use deferred in a Sentence

deferred

adjective
  • Phantom equity can be like a 401(k) plan that’s deferred tax free.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 29 July 2024
  • The terms of my deferred adjudication deal were already worked out.
    Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Many of those customers, though, may be eligible for deferred payment plans offered by utilities.
    Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2021
  • There is a huge deferred maintenance problem regarding the aging physical plant.
    Richard Vedder, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Caldwell was sentenced in December to three years of probation with deferred adjudication as part of a plea agreement.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
  • Together with their loan servicers, these homeowners will need to decide whether to come out of forbearance and make a plan for paying back the deferred amount, or request an extension.
    Anna Bahney, CNN, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The expansion project, when factoring in deferred maintenance needs for the existing building, is expected to cost as much as $22 million.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2021
  • In a typical deferred prosecution agreement, the prosecutor agrees not to move forward on charges in exchange for other penalties, such as fees or restrictions.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Both sides are working to resolve the deferred deal in light of the judge's concerns.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • With all the deferred money, the Pack has seen its future, and it is mortgaged.
    Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The deferred judgment meant it could be expunged from Lewis’ record.
    Michelle Watson, CNN, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The deferred judgment means this may be expunged from Lewis’ record.
    Lucy Kafanov, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The Dodgers, in fact, have made Bonilla’s yearly deferred income look like chump change.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
  • In addition to the salaries owed him, his deal with the Cubs included a deferred signing bonus.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • And for two years, my deferred and delayed travel plans have been burning a hole in my backpack!
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
  • That song is a drifter song, a song about regret, about the different deferred dreams of everyone in this town.
    Lily Moayeri, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
  • And even though Ramirez last played with Boston back in 2008, the Sox are still paying the slugging left fielder through a deferred payment plan.
    Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The charge was dropped as part of a deferred prosecution agreement.
    Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2022
  • In the case of a felony, a deferred adjudication can keep a defendant out of jail or prison.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 July 2022
  • Ohtani’s acceptance of so much deferred money gives the Dodgers plenty of room to work the free agent market this season.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • As Kirke has previously said, the chain offered an up-front pay increase and a deferred bonus that was banked.
    al, 4 Nov. 2021
  • In past budget crises, Petek wrote, the state made across-the-board cuts to per-pupil allocations (the amount the state spends per student) and deferred payments.
    Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Ryan Koss, 35, received a one-year deferred sentence and will be on probation.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
  • But speeding up that project has come at the expense of other deferred maintenance.
    Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021
  • According to the proposal, in the year of sale, total capital gains tax, plus all the deferred interest, could not come to more than 49% of the gain.
    Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Williams entered a guilty plea in April, and he was placed on deferred adjudication.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 July 2022
  • The airlines as well received assistance in the form of deferred payment of fees, Brickner said.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2021
  • The reception of a deferred medal can confirm an athlete’s sense of integrity, and bring some inner peace.
    Jeré Longman, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But those funds may now be diverted for deferred maintenance, which could cost up to $150 million.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The Dodgers can now invest the deferred salary and collect the profits, essentially making Ohtani’s money work for them.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024

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