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Deferred vs Pending - What's the difference?

deferred | pending |

As adjectives the difference between deferred and pending

is that deferred is of or pertaining to delay of an action while pending is awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.

As verbs the difference between deferred and pending

is that deferred is past tense of defer while pending is present participle of lang=en.

As a preposition pending is

while waiting for something; until.

deferred

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to delay of an action.
  • requested a deferred payment
  • Of or pertaining to yielding to someone else's decision or judgment.
  • (accounting) Of or pertaining to a value that is not realized until a future date, e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, income, either as an asset or liability.
  • Synonyms

    * (delay of action) delayed, postponed * (give way to someone) acquiesced

    Verb

    (head)
  • (defer)
  • pending

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation
  • begun but not completed
  • about to happen; imminent or impending
  • See also

    * impending

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • While waiting for something; until.