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Deferred

Part of Speech: Adjective/Verb

Adjective:

The adjective deferred refers to something that is delayed or postponed.

Examples:

1. The company decided to make a deferred payment on the loan.
2. Due to bad weather, the picnic had to be deferred to next weekend.

Verb:

The verb deferred is used to express the act of delaying something.

Examples:

1. He deferred his decision until he had more information.
2. The committee agreed to defer the meeting to a later date.

Senses/Usages:

1. Finance: In the context of finance, deferred is often used to describe payments that are delayed by a specified period of time.
2. Academics: In the academic field, the term deferred can be related to a student who has been accepted to a university but delays enrollment for a year, often for various personal or academic reasons.

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