as in postponement
the act of delaying or deferring something
a tax deferral
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Recent Examples of deferral
The same tax treatment applies to company matches of up to $2,500 per employee and to worker salary deferrals of up to $2,500.
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Eleven committee members voted in favor of a motion to effectively kill the bill, while two voted against its deferral.
—Dominik Dausch, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 23 Feb. 2026
At four years, $240 million, that’s $60 million a year (not counting deferrals), for a player who has never gotten a first-place MVP vote.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
The governor’s office said National Grid, Eversource, Berkshire Gas and Unitil have all agreed to waive all interest charges related to the rate deferrals — following the push from Healey.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Eleven committee members voted in favor of a motion to effectively kill the bill, while two voted against its deferral.
—Dominik Dausch, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 23 Feb. 2026
At four years, $240 million, that’s $60 million a year (not counting deferrals), for a player who has never gotten a first-place MVP vote.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
The governor’s office said National Grid, Eversource, Berkshire Gas and Unitil have all agreed to waive all interest charges related to the rate deferrals — following the push from Healey.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deferral
postponement
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The uncertainty has already led to the postponement of Duckett’s execution, originally set for Tuesday evening, granting him a rare reprieve amid Florida’s recent brisk pace of fulfilling death penalty sentences.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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To request a postponement of the collections process, contact the IRS at 800-829-1050.—
Kat Tretina,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Deferral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferral. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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