Overdefer
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To defer a larger amount than one should.
"Thus it is important to be realistic about the supposed revenue loss, because very quickly estate planners would become realistic and would stop overdeferring their client's taxes."
- 2 To be overly deferential.
"The analysis overdefers to government regulation and it understates the power of existing risk controls."
Example
More examples"Thus it is important to be realistic about the supposed revenue loss, because very quickly estate planners would become realistic and would stop overdeferring their client's taxes."
Etymology
From over- + defer.
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