deferral

noun

The act of putting off or the condition of being put off: adjournment, deferment, delay, postponement, stay, suspension, waiver. See time.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a state of abeyance or suspended business
  Synonym: recess

Meaning #2: act of putting off to a future time
  Synonyms: postponement, deferment

Deferred, in accrual accounting, is any account where the asset or liability is not realized until a future date (accounting period), e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, income, etc. The deferred item may be carried, dependent on type of deferral, as either an asset or liability. See also accrual.

See also

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• Deferred tax
• Revenue recognition
• Matching principle
• Accrual basis accounting
• Accruals in accounting

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