Deadbeat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a person who deliberately avoids paying debts or neglects responsibilities.
  2. a loafer; sponger.
adjective
  1. not paying one's debts or neglecting one's responsibilities:a deadbeat parent who won't pay for college;deadbeat borrowers.
  2. noting any of various timepiece escapements that act without recoil of the locking parts from the shock of contact.
  3. (of the indicator of an electric meter and the like) coming to a stop with little or no oscillation.
noun
  1. a lazy or socially undesirable person
  2. mainly US
    • a person who makes a habit of avoiding or evading his or her responsibilities or debts
    • (as modifier)
  3. a high grade escapement used in pendulum clocks
  4. (of a clock escapement) having a beat without any recoil
  5. (modifier) physics
    • (of a system) returning to an equilibrium position with little or no oscillation
    • (of an instrument or indicator) indicating a true reading without oscillation
adjective
  1. tired out; exhausted
Deadbeat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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