Dictionary

delinquency en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin dēlinquentia, derived from Latin dēlinquēns, present participle of dēlinquō (“to transgress, err”). By surface analysis, delinquent + -cy

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Misconduct.
2. (countable, uncountable) A criminal offense.
3. (countable, uncountable) A debt that is overdue for payment.
   • Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies increased in the first quarter of 2023, according to a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. […] The quarterly analysis looks at delinquency rates for five of the largest investor groups: FDIC-insured banks and thrifts, commercial mortgage-backed securities, life insurance companies, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2023 June 2, Anna Bahney, “Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies rose in the first part of 2023”, in CNN:

Forms

Deriveds

predelinquency · juvenile delinquency

Synonyms

villainy · transgression · error · criminality · wrong · wrongdoing · criminal offence · misdoing · sin · delict · malefaction · misdemeanor · delinquency · veniality · unlawfulness · crime · malfeasance · misdeed · wrong · peccadillo · offense · transgression · perpetration · unlaw · tortfeasance · delinquency · tort · misdemeanor · crime

Translations (25)

bg простъпка (misconduct) · bg правонарушение (a criminal offense) · bg просрочен дълг (a debt that is overdue for payment) · ru преступле́ние (a criminal offense) · ru просту́пок (misconduct) · es delincuencia (a criminal offense) · mi tōrōkiritanga (misconduct) · es delincuencia (misconduct) · tl kadalinsilan (a criminal offense) · ru просроченный долг (a debt that is overdue for payment) · tl kadalinsilan (misconduct) · el εγκληματικότητα (misconduct) · bg пропуск (misconduct) · el παράβαση (a criminal offense) · hu szabálysértés (misconduct) · hu vétség (misconduct) · pl występek (misconduct) · el παράπτωμα (a criminal offense) · pt delinquência (a criminal offense) · pl przestępstwo (a criminal offense) · pt delinquência (misconduct) · ca delinqüència (a criminal offense) · ca delinqüència (misconduct) · hu normasértés (misconduct) · el παραβατικότητα (misconduct)