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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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“We have to work for these delinquents. And no one in the government helps us.”

From Los Angeles Times

Those mortgages, even if they weren’t delinquent, became worth a fraction of their original value, causing associations’ capital to vanish almost overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal

This includes letting delinquent borrowers extend their loan terms to 40 years and reduce monthly payments by 25%.

From The Wall Street Journal

Car loans delinquent by at least 60 days rose 2.2% month over month in September, according to a Cox Automotive report.

From MarketWatch

But so far, they haven’t reported any alarming rises in delinquent loans, another key metric.

From MarketWatch