as in postponement
the act of delaying or deferring something
a tax deferral
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Recent Examples of deferral
That cap is $11,250, instead of $7,500, which brings the maximum amount of deferrals allowed to $35,000.
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
According to the New York Post's Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman, the Blue Jays offered him nearly $500 million in total value, but with deferrals.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
This contract meets the 10-year deferral requirement, and if the deferred payments are equally staggered over the 10 years, the second requirement would be met as well.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2025
However, with the deferrals, the contract is only $31.7 million per year for competitive balance tax purposes.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
According to the New York Post's Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman, the Blue Jays offered him nearly $500 million in total value, but with deferrals.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
This contract meets the 10-year deferral requirement, and if the deferred payments are equally staggered over the 10 years, the second requirement would be met as well.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2025
However, with the deferrals, the contract is only $31.7 million per year for competitive balance tax purposes.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Deferral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferral. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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