Step 2. Determine the output of your sprinklers. Set out 6 or more straight sided containers of. the same type, spaced evenly on the lawn. Empty tuna cans, cat food cans, or coffee mugs work well. Turn on the sprinklers for 20 minutes and use a ruler to measure (in inches) the depth of water in. each can. Now determine the average depth in all of the cans. Multiply the average depth by 3 to. determine how many inches of water your sprinkler system applies per hour.
deferment period. The period following the issue of a security during which it cannot be called by the issuer. Also called deferred call period, period of call protection, preferred call period. See also call protection.
A Deferral, in accrual accounting, is any account where the asset or liability is not realized until a future date (accounting period), e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, income, etc. The deferred item may be carried, dependent on type of deferral, as either an asset or liability.See also accrual.eferred revenue (or deferred income) is a liability, such as cash received from a counterpart for goods or services that are to be delivered in a later accounting period. When such income item is earned, the related revenue item is recognized, and the deferred revenue is reduced.