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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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But more borrowers have fallen delinquent on student and other debt since the payment pause ended in October 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

I walk a frozen Bothnian Gulf at Nallikari, an obscured lighthouse, a delinquent lifeguard stand, and makeshift saunas stand on white expanse like archaeology.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The amount of delinquent credit-card debt and auto loans has stabilized for now, but remains at elevated levels.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Nearly one in ten student loans was at least 90 days delinquent by the end of 2025, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported External link.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

“The police called me to come get my delinquent daughter.”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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