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   deadbeat

   /ˈdɛdbiːt/

   noun

   • 1. an idle, feckless, or disreputable person: informal, derogatory "a nation of deadbeats who must work harder"
   • ▪ a person who tries to evade paying their debts: informal, derogatory "threatening a deadbeat to get him to pay up"

   adjective

   • 1. completely exhausted: informal "I must go to bed—I'm dead beat"
   • 2. (of a clock escapement or other mechanism) without recoil.

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   Deadbeat is a noun or adjective that means someone who does not work, pay debts, or accept responsibility. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and usage of deadbeat in different contexts.

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   A deadbeat is a loafer or a person who fails to pay debts or expenses. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of deadbeat as a noun or an adjective.

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   A deadbeat is someone who does not work, pay debts or accept responsibility. Learn more about the meaning, usage and origin of this term, and see related words and phrases in different contexts.

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   Deadbeat is an informal term for a lazy or irresponsible person, especially someone who does not pay their debts. It can also refer to a type of clock escapement or a physics phenomenon.

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   Deadbeat is an informal term for a person who does not pay debts or fulfill obligations, or a lazy or undesirable person. It can also refer to a type of clock escapement or a meter indicator. Learn more about the origin, history and examples of deadbeat.

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   Learn the meaning of deadbeat, an informal word for a lazy person, a debtor, or a deadbeat dad. See how to pronounce it and use it in sentences with synonyms and grammar notes.

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   Learn the meaning of deadbeat as a noun and an adjective, and find out its synonyms, antonyms, and translations. A deadbeat is someone who does not pay debts or obligations, or a lazy person.

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   A deadbeat is someone who owes money or has other financial obligations and doesn't meet them. Deadbeats don't pay their bills.

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    Definition of dead beat adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    A deadbeat is someone who does not pay their debts, according to the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary. Find out how to say deadbeat in different languages and learn more about its usage and synonyms.