delinquent account holder
- noun
- /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt əˈkaʊnt ˈhoʊldər/
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deudor moroso
- After missing several payments, Jane was labelled a delinquent account holder by her credit card company.
Examples
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Banks often contact delinquent account holders to arrange payment plans and avoid further penalties.
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Being a delinquent account holder can have a negative impact on your credit score.
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The delinquent account holder is being contacted.
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Several delinquent account holders received calls from the collection agency.
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After missing several payments, Jane was labelled a delinquent account holder by her credit card company.
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Banks often contact delinquent account holders to arrange payment plans and avoid further penalties.
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Being a delinquent account holder can have a negative impact on your credit score.
Synonyms
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7.4
Being late paying money you owe
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7.1
A person who fails to pay money they owe
A person who buys but does not pay their bills
How Delinquent
- Specialized
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7.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
delinquent + account + holder
Each constituent contributes directly: 'delinquent' (overdue/failing to pay) modifies 'account holder' (person who has an account), so the phrase transparently denotes a customer with overdue payments. This is a regular adjectival + noun composition common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the parts should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Delinquent account holder combines delinquent (someone who does not do what they should) and account holder (a person with a bank account). It creates a clear picture of a customer whose account has unpaid or late payments, so it means 'a person who has failed to pay debts on time'.