| Pronunciation: | | 'ded`beet
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[n] someone who fails to meet a financial obligation |
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DEADBEAT is a 8 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | defaulter |
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| | See Also: | | deadbeat dad, debtor |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dead"beat`\, a. (Physics)
Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single
beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other
instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent
of its deflection and stops with little or no further
oscillation.
{Deadbeat escapement}. See under {Escapement}.
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