Definition of defer

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Defer (v. t.) To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

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Contango :: Contango (n.) The premium or interest paid by the buyer to the seller, to be allowed to defer paying for the stock purchased until the next fortnightly settlement day..
Deferrer :: Deferrer (n.) One who defers or puts off.
Defer :: Defer (v. t.) To render or offer.
Postpone :: Postpone (v. t.) To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely..
Dilatory :: Dilatory (a.) Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant..
Dutiful :: Dutiful (a.) Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty; respectful; deferential; as, dutiful affection..
Deferment :: Deferment (n.) The act of delaying; postponement.
Prorogue :: Prorogue (v. t.) To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage..
Deferring :: Deferring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defe.
Vasa Deferentia :: Vasa deferentia (pl. ) of Va.
Defer :: Defer (v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
Non Liquet :: Non liquet () It is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.
Immediate :: Immediate (a.) Not deferred by an interval of time; present; instant.
Dutiful :: Dutiful (a.) Performing, or ready to perform, the duties required by one who has the right to claim submission, obedience, or deference; submissive to natural or legal superiors; obedient, as to parents or superiors; as, a dutiful son or daughter; a dutiful ward or servant; a dutiful subject..
Defervescency :: Defervescency (n.) The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia..
Respect :: Respect (v.) An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to send one's respects to another..
Prolation :: Prolation (n.) The act of deferring; delay.
Deferential :: Deferential (a.) Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.
Procrastinate :: Procrastinate (v. t.) To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance..
Deferred :: Deferred (imp. & p. p.) of Defe.
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