defer

/di'fə:/
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defer

The committee decided to defer the decision until next month.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To postpone or delay something to a later time: To decide that something will happen at a future date rather than immediately.
    • To yield or submit to another's opinion, judgment, or wishes out of respect: To allow someone else to decide or to accept their authority in a matter.
Examples of Usage

  • Verb (transitive - to postpone):

    • The committee decided to defer the decision until more data was available.
    • You can defer your student loan payments for up to six months.

  • Verb (intransitive - to yield):

    • On technical matters, I defer to the engineers.
    • He deferred to his elder sister's greater experience in such situations.
Advanced Usage
  • "to defer to someone/something": This phrasal construction is used specifically for the meaning of yielding or submitting to authority, expertise, or seniority.
    • The junior judge deferred to the Supreme Court's precedent.
  • Deferred as an adjective: Describes something postponed.
    • She received a deferred admission to the university, meaning she would start next year.
Variants and Related Words
  • Deferment (n): The act of postponing or the state of being postponed.
    • He applied for a deferment of his military service.
  • Deferral (n): An instance of deferring; a postponement. Often used interchangeably with "deferment," especially in financial contexts.
    • The bank offers a payment deferral for qualified customers.
  • Deferential (adj): Showing respect and submission to the judgment or authority of another.
    • His tone was polite and deferential when speaking to the professor.
Synonyms
  • Postpone, delay, put off: For the meaning of delaying an action.
  • Yield, submit, acquiesce, capitulate: For the meaning of yielding to another.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Defer to: To yield to someone's opinion or judgment. (This is the primary and almost exclusive phrasal verb form for this word).
    • In matters of art, I always defer to the curator's expertise.
Related Idioms
  • None commonly associated solely with "defer." The word's meanings are typically expressed directly in the phrases and constructions shown above.
defer

The committee decided to defer the decision until next month.

Verb
  1. yield to another's wish or opinion
    • The government bowed to the military pressure
  2. hold back to a later time
    • let's postpone the exam

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