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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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People were missing work, and had been delinquent on repairs, and late on bills, calling in favors everywhere, even for the essentials.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

According to FHA data, 21.5% of UWM mortgages over the last two years fell seriously delinquent within a year of origination, compared to roughly 11% of its loans in 2022 and 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Disclosures are due within 30 days of becoming a candidate or by May 15, whichever is later, and must be done annually, making Haynes delinquent.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

I started to think that making Byron spend all of his summer in this heat was more punishment than even a juvenile delinquent like him deserved.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis

It was used in October 2005 by then-French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, to describe young delinquents and rioters during a tense visit to the housing projects of Paris suburb Argenteuil.

From BBC ● Oct. 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

“We are not delinquents, we are not bad people, we are here to work to support our family.”

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025

Reform, not punishment, is her modus operandi, and Celia has succeeded in converting many young delinquents into productive revolutionaries.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García


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