Usually means: Neglected repairs on property, equipment.
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  1. deferred maintenance: Merriam-Webster
  2. Deferred maintenance: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  3. deferred maintenance: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. DEFERRED MAINTENANCE: Accounting Glossary
  2. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)
  3. deferred maintenance, Deferred maintenance: Financial dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Deferred maintenance)

noun:  the practice of postponing maintenance activities such as repairs on both real property (i.e. infrastructure) and personal property (i.e. machinery) in order to save costs, meet budget funding levels, or realign available budget monies.


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