Deferred vs Postpone - What's the difference?
deferred | postpone |
Of or pertaining to delay of an action.
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.
(defer)
To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
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As verbs the difference between deferred and postpone
is that deferred is (defer) while postpone is to delay or put off an event, appointment etc.As an adjective deferred
is of or pertaining to delay of an action.deferred
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Adjective
(en adjective)- requested a deferred payment
Synonyms
* (delay of action) delayed, postponed * (give way to someone) acquiescedVerb
(head)postpone
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Verb
(postpon)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
