deferred payment
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4.3
- noun
- /dɪˈfɜrdɪd ˈpeɪmənt/
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pago diferido
- Until she was able to sell it, she took out a deferred payment with Kent Council to pay for the care home, using Annie's pension to keep the repayment down as far as possible.
- deferred payment arrangements
Examples
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Unless such doubt is eliminated, farmers will not allow deferred payments from middlemen.
Academic text (2017) -
The contract was signed on the basis of deferred payment financing from Japan's Eximbank.
Academic text (1991) -
Yes, that's fine when you're first starting out, but you should also get some kind of deferred payment in case it ever sells.
Blog text (16) -
In addition to arrangements for deferred payments and debt rescheduling, Iraq managed to obtain fresh credits from a variety of sources: financial markets, official credits, and multilateral lending institutions.
Academic text (2001) -
The federal government is offering interest-free, deferred payment loans to small businesses.
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Most lawyers who work with startups are willing to work on a deferred payment schedule.
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Qualifying buyers can receive $2,500 to $5,000 in a deferred payment and a 3 percent interest loan.
Synonyms
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3.1
An amount of money you can borrow now and pay back later
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3.4
A delay that makes an event or activity happen later than planned
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6.2
A delay that lets something happen at a later time
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5.8
A delay that moves an event or decision to a later time
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3.9
An agreed plan showing when and how much to pay back a loan
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8.8
To pay for something by small regular payments over time instead of paying all at once
An order to get goods or services now and pay later
An order for goods or services that the customer pays for later
Antonyms
How Delayed
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4.3
- US
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3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an arrangement in which payment is postponed' is directly derivable from combining 'deferred' (delayed/postponed) with 'payment' (giving money). This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Deferred payment comes from a simple shop idea: the word deferred means 'put off' and payment means giving money, so a seller might let a buyer take an item now and mark the bill as deferred to show they will 'pay later'. That's why it means 'an arrangement to postpone paying'.