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delinquent

[dih-ling-kwuhnt] / dɪˈlɪŋ kwənt /


ADJECTIVE
overdue, unpaid
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NOUN
person who is late paying bills
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There are signs of trouble ahead for securitized commercial real-estate loans, with a “specially serviced rate” of 12%, which is combination of delinquent loans and those likely to default, according to research by Deutsche Bank.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

The rate includes delinquent loans and likely borrower defaults.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

One pool of multifamily apartment mortgages issued in 2021 is already 53% delinquent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“I could go sit in a corner, and you can be a juvenile delinquent reading juvenile delinquent books.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

A neglected Levy Pants was like a neglected child: it could turn out to be a delinquent, something that created all sorts of problems that a little nurture, a little care and feeding could prevent.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described those carrying out settler attacks as a handful of misguided young people: "150 juvenile delinquents", he's called them, or "70 teenagers from broken homes".

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The RF also affords some measure of security against top-slashing thieves and delinquents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Opened in 1873, the privately operated detention facility housed petty delinquents and orphans, said Marc Schindler, a professor at Georgetown who leads the project.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

The idea of teenage delinquents in ducktail haircuts strolling through the Manhattan slums, clicking their fingers in unison and protecting their turf, was already quaint lore from the half-forgotten Eisenhower era.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025

And now Malcolm and Tagoe will be tagged as juvenile delinquents.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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