deadbeat meaning
UK US /ˈdɛdbit/ 2 syllables
deadbeat (noun): someone who fails to meet a financial obligation.
Definition of deadbeat
- someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
Synonyms: defaulter
Type of: debtor
Kinds: deadbeat dad
deadbeat in a sentence
- We organize against deadbeat landlords.
- Poor Tom, stuck with such a deadbeat for a father.
- Tom is a deadbeat dad.
How to pronounce deadbeat
deadbeat is pronounced /ˈdɛdbit/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in AT · 8-letter words
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