Defer \De*fer"\, v. i. To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.
The house, deferring to legal right, acquiesced. --Bancroft.
Defer \De*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deferred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deferring}.] [OE. differren, F. diff['e]rer, fr. L. differre to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Differ}, {Defer} to offer.] To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
Defer the spoil of the city until night. --Shak.
God . . . will not long defer To vindicate the glory of his name. --Milton.
Defer \De*fer"\, v. i. To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure. --J. A. Symonds.
Defer \De*fer"\, v. t. [F. d['e]f['e]rer to pay deference, to yield, to bring before a judge, fr. L. deferre to bring down; de- + ferre to bear. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Defer} to delay, {Delate}.] 1. To render or offer. [Obs.]
Worship deferred to the Virgin. --Brevint.
2. To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.
Hereupon the commissioners . . . deferred the matter to the Earl of Northumberland. --Bacon.
For companies that defer ad costs, the new accounting rule will lower profits.
"The commission doesn't defer to voluntary standards," Mr. Pittle says.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. says it hopes to reach an agreement with bankers by early January on a new financing agreement that would defer repayment on about $5 billion in debt for the next three years.
Mr. Elden said there was a "small" chance the government could defer settlement of the offer as a concession to underwriters.
The vice president's proposal, which he first described on Tuesday, would allow people to deposit up to $1,000 annually in a special savings account and defer taxes on the interest if the money was kept in the account for a minimum of five years.
Governments would also be allowed to defer 50% of charges imposed on airlines to cover air-traffic control costs.
'We do not intend to defer the collapse of a company if it is inevitable,' says Mr Bradford. The success rate is fairly high.
Radical policies can wait until the government regains its grip. Evidence of the strategy was provided by decision to defer closure of one of the Royal Navy's dockyards.
Reece said Bank of Boston and Shawmut Bank N.A. have agreed to waive certain applications of loan covenants and defer negotiations on its long-term bank debt and line of credit because of the ongoing sale discussions.
An EC official admits the proposals "may be imperfect," but promises that industry's biggest nightmare won't materialize: The EC won't defer controversial cases to national governments, he says.
During the waiting period, the banks, noteholders, and American Financial would defer all principal and interest payments and would waive any existing defaults under current loan agreements.
The company said it would defer expenses through accounting changes, including stretching out the depreciation schedule of the Wolf Creek plant.
Hallmark also said that if the debt restructuring was completed, it would defer for five years the interest payments due on both debt securities.
In 1989, fears of a withdrawal of U.S. financing prompted a WHO assembly to defer a decision until this year on the PLO bid.
In its application, the utility asked the commission for permission to defer about $100 million annually of interest and other expenses related to the facility.
L.B. Foster Co. said it agreed in principle to defer payments on $72 million of debt.
The agreement collapsed 14 hours after it was announced after the WVEA refused to call off the strike, saying instead it would defer action until after Saturday's end of the legislative session.
If Mr. Bush wants to pull up and wait awhile before offering guidance on the war's end game, we will defer to his proven leadership.
Earlier this month, Campeau debenture holders said they would defer certain interest payments until next year.
Usually courts defer to the president in the absence of any action by Congress, she said. "I don't know of any situation where Congress acts and the president says `Nay, nay, I am not going to do it.'
Some lawyers are even advising clients in merger discussions to defer pinning down details for as long as possible.
Investors in PET 8, which owns Two Exchange Tower, have been asked to defer the rent they are owed.
It said the remaining senior creditor has agreed to defer until Jan. 31 an interest payment due next Monday.
We urge the Senate and the House to move expeditiously." Wirth and his allies tried to persuade the committee to defer a decision on drilling until the administration could study the nation's long-term energy needs and formulate a policy to meet them.
"Our findings should not be taken as a reason to defer the establishment of programs to lower serum (blood) cholesterol levels in the U.S. population in order to prevent coronary heart disease," the researchers concluded.
Boeing said Sydney-based Australian Airlines decided to defer delivery of nine A-320 planes from the European consortium Airbus Industrie, a Boeing competitor, before ordering the 737-300 models for about $120 million.
Operating under Chapter 11 enables a company to defer both pension and debt costs.
A BIRD IN THE HAND gets harder to value for executives who defer pay.
They maintained that Palmieri lacked jurisdiction and should defer to an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice, which said the United States was bound to submit to arbitration.
As previously reported, Telex has asked shareholders to defer until Friday tendering any shares while the company decides whether to fight the bid or advise holders to accept it.