deferral
pronunciation
How to pronounce deferral in British English:
UK [dɪ'fɜ:rəl]
How to pronounce deferral in American English:
US [dɪˈfɚrəl]
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- Noun:
- a state of abeyance or suspended business
- act of putting off to a future time
Word Origin
- deferral (n.)
- 1895, from defer (v.1) + -al (2).
Example
- 1. Those who favour deferral point to uruguay .
- 2. It also calls for the deferral of a share of bonuses .
- 3. The protesters will decry rule by beijing-in particular its indefinite deferral of democracy .
- 4. Also , by eliminating the tax deferral incentives for corporations to relocate production overseas , we can mitigate government complicity in aiding offshoring .
- 5. An international political consensus is , however , emerging , centred on the deferral of bonus payments and clawing them back if the company subsequently falters .