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Definition of defer verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

defer

 verb
verb
NAmE//dɪˈfər//
 
defer (doing) somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they defer
 
he / she / it defers
 
past simple deferred
 
-ing form deferring
 
 
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to delay something until a later time synonym put somethingoff The department deferred the decision for six months. She had applied for deferred admission to college. Phrasal Verbsdefer to
 
deferral noun
NAmE//dɪˈfərəl//
 
[uncountable, countable]
 
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See defer in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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