deferrˈer noun

A procrastinator

deferred annuity see under annuity

deferred credit noun (bookkeeping)

An item on a balance sheet denoting a value that will flow into a future period's profit and loss account instead of the current one

deferred pay noun

1. An allowance paid to soldiers on their discharge, or to their relations on their death
2. A government servant's pension

deferred payment noun

Payment by instalments

deferred sentence noun

A legal sentence that is delayed until such time as the criminal's conduct can be examined

deferred shares plural noun

Shares not entitling the holder to a full share of profits, and sometimes to none at all, until the expiration of a specified time or the occurrence of some event

deferred taxation noun (bookkeeping)

An item on a balance sheet denoting a difference between the amount of taxation actually paid and that shown as deducted in the profit and loss account