différée

Différée is the feminine form of the French adjective différé, meaning delayed or postponed. It describes something that has been moved to a later time than originally planned, such as dates, payments, publications, or actions. The masculine form is différé, and both share a common root in the Latin differre, meaning to carry away or postpone.

In practical use, différée appears in legal, administrative, and financial contexts. Examples include une échéance différée (a deferred due date), paiement différé (deferred payment), and une publication différée (delayed publication). It can also modify nouns related to scheduling or delivery, as in une livraison différée or une décision différée. In finance, terms like facture différée or annuité différée describe obligations or streams of payments that commence after an initial period.

Grammatical notes: diff érée agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes (différée with feminine singular, différé with masculine singular, différés with masculine plural, différées with feminine plural). In many contexts, the broader concept is conveyed with synonyms such as report, postponement, or retard, depending on the nuance.

In related usage, the verb différer (to defer) and the noun différé (a delay or deferment) provide the common family of terms. The concept also appears in computing as exécution différée (deferred execution) and in scheduling where tasks or events are set for a later time.