Definitions for delinquency

delinquency de·lin·quen·cy

Spelling: [dih-ling-kwuh n-see]
IPA: /dɪˈlɪŋ kwən si/

Delinquency is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 26 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 30 points.

You can make 321 anagrams from letters in delinquency (cdeeilnnquy).

Definitions for delinquency

noun

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

Origin of delinquency

1630-40; Late Latin dēlinquentia fault, crime, equivalent to Latin dēlinquent- (stem of dēlinquēns, present participle of dēlinquere to do wrong, equivalent to dē- de-

Examples for delinquency

The delinquency rate for the mortgages made since 2009 is a tiny .73 percent.

You would face your own delinquency just as bravely as you came here and faced me to-night.

He is the transgressor in the first, and she is the culprit in the second delinquency.

Thus, they knew that the council called was because of Nita's delinquency.

It was my first delinquency, and had all the poignancy of a first fault.

It is dissolved by operation of law, and by the delinquency of these institutions.

For mortgages originated between 2005 and 2008, by contrast, the delinquency rate is 9.38 percent.

delinquency rates on credit cards, car loans, and mortgages have fallen to pre-crisis levels.

The delinquency rate is separate from loans that have actually started foreclosure.

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

Word Value for delinquency
Scrable

26

Words with friends

30

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