Betekenis van delinquent In het Nederlands

• 0 a person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is illegal or not acceptable to most people:

  • juvenile delinquents

• 1 illegal or not acceptable, or behaving in a way that is illegal or not acceptable:

  • They are carrying out research on the causes of delinquent behaviour among young people.

  • delinquent teenagers

  • She has been delinquent in paying her taxes.

• 2 late in paying money owed:

  • She was delinquent in paying her taxes.

• 3 not paid or paid back as should have been done:

  • delinquent accounts/payments/taxes/loans.

  • Another 6% of mortgages were delinquent but not yet in foreclosure.

• 4 not paying, or paying back, money as agreed:

  • delinquent borrowers/customers/taxpayers

  • delinquent in (doing) sth The Dallas Morning News identified multiple contractors who were delinquent in paying their taxes.

  • 42% of callers are at least three months delinquent on mortgage payments.