as in postponement
the act of delaying or deferring something
a tax deferral
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Recent Examples of deferral
Even factoring in the deal’s significant deferrals, when news broke that Alex Bregman was signing with the Red Sox on a three-year, $120 million contract, the expectation was the club would wind up clearing the luxury tax threshold for the first time since 2022.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
For comparison, only the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox top even $50 million in current deferrals, according to Spotrac.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
He was predicted to sign a three-year, $93.3 million deal, with deferrals that lower the present-day value.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
There can be tax consequences if excess deferrals are not removed.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
For comparison, only the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox top even $50 million in current deferrals, according to Spotrac.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
He was predicted to sign a three-year, $93.3 million deal, with deferrals that lower the present-day value.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
There can be tax consequences if excess deferrals are not removed.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Deferral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferral. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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