"deferrable" meaning in English

See deferrable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [dɪˈfɜːɹəbəɫ] [UK]
Etymology: From defer + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|defer|able}} defer + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} deferrable (not comparable)
  1. That can be deferred. Tags: not-comparable Translations (that can be deferred): aufschiebbar (German), hinausschiebbar (German), ertelenebilir (Turkish), tecil edilebilir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-deferrable-en-adj-0Po7qyW6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 52 48

Noun

IPA: [dɪˈfɜːɹəbəɫ] [UK] Forms: deferrables [plural]
Etymology: From defer + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|defer|able}} defer + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} deferrable (plural deferrables)
  1. Something that can be deferred.
    Sense id: en-deferrable-en-noun-n8Wgtywc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 52 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "that can be deferred",
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