Definition of "deferred" in English

verb

1. simple past and past participle of defer

adjective

1. Delayed; put off till later.

   • requested a deferred payment

2. Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.

   • The decision was deferred to the regional manager

3. (accounting) Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.

noun

1. (programming) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).

2. (finance) A deferred bond.