verb🔗ShareTo delay or postpone"Example Sentence: "Because she was feeling sick, she is deferring her doctor's appointment until next week." "timebusinessactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAfter winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half)."The team captain, after deferring the kickoff choice, allowed the opposing team to choose whether to receive or kick off at the start of the first half. "sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo delay, to wait."She is deferring her vacation until next year due to a busy work schedule. "timeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority."Because he was new to the team, Mark was deferring to his supervisor's experience when making important decisions. "attitudeactionhumansocietymoralphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo render, to offer."The visiting diplomat, deferring a small gift, expressed her gratitude to the host country. "businessserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeferral"The student requested a deferral of his college admission so he could travel for a year. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading