delinquent
di ling kwuhnt
- n a young offender
- s guilty of a misdeed
delinquent minors - s failing in what duty requires
derelict (or delinquent) in his duty - s past due; not paid at the scheduled time
a delinquent account
- By contrast, the number of delinquent loans in the top tier (752 or higher), jumped by nearly 7% in January.
- That's the second highest in Florida, a state that now has the nation's highest rate of homes 23% either in foreclosure or delinquent on mortgage payments.
- This morning Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan gave a speech and shared some grim data: more than half of loans modified in the first quarter of 2008 fell 30 days delinquent .