Definition of defer - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
timetr. delay or postpone an event or actiontr.
- They decided to defer the meeting until next week.
2.
yieldintr. submit to the opinion or desire of othersintr.
- She decided to defer to her manager's decision.
Expressions with defer
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Origin of defer
Latin, differre (to delay)
Terms with defer included in their meaning
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delay
defer an action or decision
delay
defer a matter until a later date
defer payment
allow charges to accumulate without immediate payment
defer
postpone or set aside for future consideration
postponement
postpone or defer an action or event
London Stock Exchange
obsolete fee paid by seller to defer settlement
Examples of defer in a sentence
The committee will defer the decision until more data is available. He chose to defer to the committee's recommendations. They agreed to defer to the expert's judgment.
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- French:reporter, s'en remettre, ...
- German:verschieben, nachgeben, ...
- Italian:rinviare, cedere, ...
- Spanish:posponer, ceder, ...
- Portuguese:adiar, ceder, ...
- Chinese:推迟, 听从, ...
- Japanese:延期する, 従う, ...
- Arabic:أَجَّلَ, اِحْتَرَمَ رَأْي, ...
- Hebrew:לִדְחוֹת, לְהִיכָּנַע, ...
- Russian:откладывать, уступать, ...
- Ukrainian:відкласти, підкорятися, ...
- Hindi:स्थगित करना, झुकना, ...
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