deferred

Delayed; put off till later.

requested a deferred payment

In retrospect, it was small wonder that Railtrack found its finances under pressure, as with ever increasing demand there was an inevitable effect on infrastructure renewals. Matters came to a head with the Hatfield accident on October 17 2000, when there was a high-speed derailment as a result of deferred track maintenance.

Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.

The decision was deferred to the regional manager

Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.

Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).

A deferred bond.

Only some Eurobonds are Euro straights with normal fixed coupons: many have innovative coupon structures, like zeros, deferreds, or step-ups; many are dual-currency (coupon and principal currencies are not the same); […]