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charge	to put off payment for until a later date; pay for with a credit card. [1/12 definitions]
defer¹	to not do until later; put off; delay.
delay	to put off until a later time. [1/3 definitions]
postpone	to put off until later.
procrastinate	to put off doing something; delay.
prorogue	to put off to the future; postpone. [1/2 definitions]
respite	to put off; delay. [1/4 definitions]
suspend	to put off till later; defer. [1/7 definitions]
table	to put off the discussion of. [1/4 definitions]

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