Sentence examples for off deferred from inspiring English sources

Though the Swiss-based commodities-trading company's IPO was eagerly awaited, its stock ended the first day's trading below its offer price of £5.30 ($8.60).Sony revealed an unexpected annual net loss of ¥259 billion ($3.2 billion) for the year to March 31st, mostly because it wrote off deferred tax credits.

3. To put off, defer, postpone: nuptias alicui, Ter.

They would be far better off deferring their decision until spring.

In the absence of good advice or data, they may be better off deferring major changes until they have learned more in the immersion stage.

On screen and off, she deferred to Tracy.

Our parents will die, and farther off, ideally deferred, will come our own steady demise.

In the last two years, many law firms have laid off associates, deferred start dates for hires and tinkered with base pay and bonus structures, including pay cuts and freezes, the redistribution of portions of base salaries as bonuses and the elimination of lock-step pay increases.

I.V.: I had applied for a Ph.D. program in psychology, but I took a year off and deferred my acceptance at UCLA [UC Los Angeles] for a year to go to London.

Prevaricate: to speak or act falsely; procrastinate: to put off or defer.

Second, the company initially insisted that it wouldn't pay laid-off workers accrued deferred compensation, such as paid time off.

Some firms have laid off consultants or deferred starting dates for new hires.