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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

State laws can make it difficult for communities to recover money from delinquent residents, said Glen Weinberg, founder of Fairview Commercial Lending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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

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

During Easter week, the pope chose to perform the traditional washing of others’ feet in a facility for juvenile delinquents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025

Mom told me state prosecutors make sure the state keeps delinquents off the street, to uphold the values of the community.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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