Postpone

  • 71adjourn — ad·journ /ə jərn/ vt: to put off further proceedings of either indefinitely or until a later stated time: close formally adjourn ing the session vi: to suspend a session or meeting till another time or indefinitely: suspend formal business or… …

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  • 72toll — 1 n [Old English, tax or fee paid for a liberty or privilege, ultimately from Late Latin telonium custom house, from Greek tolōnion, from telōnēs collector of tolls, from telos tax, toll]: a charge for the use of a transportation route or… …

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  • 73Digital television transition in the United States — Further information: Digital television transition The DTV (an abbreviation of digital television, also called digital broadcast) transition in the United States was the switchover from analog (the traditional method of transmitting television… …

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  • 74Demand (economics) — Demand redirects here. For other uses, see Demand (disambiguation). In economics, demand is the desire to own anything, the ability to pay for it, and the willingness to pay[1] (see also supply and demand). The term demand signifies the ability… …

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  • 75recommendation — n. 1) to give smb. a recommendation 2) to provide, write a recommendation for smb. 3) to make a recommendation 4) to act on, carry out, implement a recommendation 5) a lukewarm; negative; positive; strong; weak recommendation 6) a recommendation… …

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  • 76defer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. delay, suspend, postpone, stay, procrastinate; submit, yield, give in, abide by, respect. See lateness, submission. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To postpone] Syn. put off, delay, shelve; see delay 1 ,… …

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  • 77delay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. put off, retard, defer, postpone; linger, dally, loiter, procrastinate. n. postponement, stay; procrastination. See lateness, slowness, hindrance, durability. Ant., hasten. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …

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  • 78shelve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. put aside or off, postpone. See disuse, lateness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To arrange] Syn. space, range, line up; see file 1 , line 4 , order 3 , organize 1 . 2. [To postpone] Syn. hold, defer,… …

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  • 79defer — I de•fer [[t]dɪˈfɜr[/t]] v. t. ferred, fer•ring 1) to postpone; delay 2) mil to exempt temporarily from induction into military service • Etymology: 1325–75; ME deferren, var. of differren to differ de•fer′rer, n. syn: defer, delay, postpone… …

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  • 80wait — [[t]weɪt[/t]] v. i. 1) to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. by for or until): to wait for the bus[/ex] 2) (of things) to be available or in readiness: A letter is waiting for you[/ex] 3) to… …

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