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delinquency

/dih-ling-kwuhn-see/US // dɪˈlɪŋ kwən si //UK // (dɪˈlɪŋkwənsɪ) //

拖欠行为,拖欠,拖欠费,拖欠债款

Related Words

default违约,默认的,违约金,默认misbehavior行为不端,不良行为,不当行为,行为不当fault错,故障,错误,缺点lapse失误,失效,误时,过失misdemeanor轻罪,轻度,简易程序,低级趣味crime犯罪,罪行,犯罪行为,罪案nonfeasance不作为,不法行为,不履行职责,不履行义务failure失败,故障,失败者,失效dereliction失职,失职行为,渎职,失职渎职misdeed缺德事,不轨行为,坏事,缺德行为wrongdoing违法行为,错误行为,错失行为,错案weakness弱点,虚弱,弱势,虚弱性offense进攻,攻击性,冒犯,罪行oversight监督,监管,疏忽大意,监察neglect忽视,忽略了,忽视了,忽略nonobservance不遵从,不遵守规定,不遵守,不遵守规则

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural de·lin·quen·cies.

    • : failure in or neglect of duty or obligation; dereliction; default: delinquency in payment of dues.
    • : wrongful, illegal, or antisocial behavior.Compare juvenile delinquency.
    • : any misdeed, offense, or misdemeanor.
    • : something, as a debt, that is past due or otherwise delinquent.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmisconduct
Synonyms
default违约,默认的,违约金,默认crime犯罪,罪行,犯罪行为,罪案dereliction失职,失职行为,渎职,失职渎职failure失败,故障,失败者,失效fault错,故障,错误,缺点lapse失误,失效,误时,过失misbehavior行为不端,不良行为,不当行为,行为不当misdeed缺德事,不轨行为,坏事,缺德行为misdemeanor轻罪,轻度,简易程序,低级趣味neglect忽视,忽略了,忽视了,忽略nonfeasance不作为,不法行为,不履行职责,不履行义务nonobservance不遵从,不遵守规定,不遵守,不遵守规则offense进攻,攻击性,冒犯,罪行oversight监督,监管,疏忽大意,监察weakness弱点,虚弱,弱势,虚弱性wrongdoing违法行为,错误行为,错失行为,错案

Examples

  • The financial distress indicated by this high rate of delinquency is undermining both the physical and mental health of young adults.

  • Earlier this year, the board unanimously agreed to cut fees in its juvenile justice system and end the collection of juvenile delinquency debt.

  • Credit card and mortgage delinquencies were lower in the third quarter than they were a year earlier—which is not what you would expect to see in a country in which around 800,000 or more people make new filings for unemployment support each week.

  • In July, Capital One reported a loss for the quarter despite delinquencies actually going down.

  • It can also place children who are exposed to the violence at risk for behavioral issues, including delinquency and violence.

  • According to TransUnion, this summer, credit card delinquency rates fell to a 20-year low.

  • The credit card delinquency rate is at its lowest level since 1990.

  • At 7.25 percent in the first quarter of 2013, the mortgage delinquency rate is down significantly from its 2010 peak.

  • The house fell into tax delinquency that same year and was flagged for foreclosure this May.

  • The American Bankers Association said Tuesday that the delinquency rate on credit cards has fallen to 2.47 percent.

  • But for the delinquency of his son, she had ocular demonstration; and her indignation was hardly to be repressed.

  • Juvenile delinquency itself has been the subject of much research (especially in the United States) during the past fifty years.

  • (i) There was a substantial increase in juvenile delinquency during the Second World War.

  • This knowledge is of great importance in diagnosing maladjustments that might lead to delinquency.

  • This feeling of insecurity renders the child more susceptible to influences leading to delinquency.

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