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"to defer" is a correct and usable word in written English.
It means to delay or postpone something. For example, "The company decided to defer the launch of their new product until the following quarter."
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To defer paying.
I decided to defer my acceptance.
One wants to defer to experts.
The Blues have seven days to defer.
Whether to defer a college education.
There is no way to defer them any longer".
But Burgess and Solzhenitsyn had to defer their gratification.
Canadians tend to defer to authority and trust their institutions.
That mother no doubt wants to defer entering prison.
Employees are instructed to "defer judgment" and "go for quantity".
Another key attribute is a capacity to defer gratification.
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