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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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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

A homeowner is considered to be seriously delinquent when they are 90 days late on their mortgage payment.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 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

If borrowers failed to make payments on loans for more than nine months, her department would utilize its powers to collect on the delinquent debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“This isn’t our son, this is just a little juvenile delinquent boy that we feel sorry for and let follow us around some of the time. Our real son has hair!”

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




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