Waitlisted vs Deferred - What's the difference?
waitlisted | deferred |
(waitlist)
waiting list
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, passage=We’ve already had kids get off waitlists at N.Y.U. , B.U., Fairfield and Quinnipiac.” }}
To place on a waiting list.
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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)
As verbs the difference between waitlisted and deferred
is that waitlisted is (waitlist) while deferred is (defer).As an adjective deferred is
of or pertaining to delay of an action.waitlisted
English
Verb
(head)waitlist
English
Noun
(en noun)citation
Verb
(en verb)citation
deferred
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- requested a deferred payment