deadbeat Credit customer who, without just cause, has not paid for his order by the end of the billing series; also called uncollectible. Names of deadbeats are removed from the active customer list and may be used later as a purge file against promotion lists. See also bad debt; bad-debt allowance; credit prescreening. Dead beat mothers/fathers: A parent who chooses themselves over their child. (A child who depends on their parent for moral support, financial support, unconditional love and care with no strings.) A dead beat mom often gives her child up so she can continue her lazy, immature, and selfish life. She only thinks of herself and rarely of what she can do for others. She is in every sense of the word, LAZY. Business Terms Library > Business > Business Terms Deadbeat In general: one who does not pay his bills. In contrast to a freeloader or Deadhead, who doesn't pay the (train) fare but doesn't necessarily add cost to the service provider, the deadbeat runs up a bill for goods and services that he uses individually, without payment. Accounting: credit customer who, without just cause, has not paid for his order by the end of the Billing Cycle. Names of deadbeats are removed from the active customer list and may be used later as a purge file against promotion lists. See also Bad Debt. Idioms Library > Words > Idioms dead beat 1. Defeated; also exhausted. For example, That horse was dead beat before the race even began, or, as Charles Dickens put it in Martin Chuzzlewit (1843): 'Pull off my boots for me ... I am quite knocked up. Dead beat.' [ Slang; first half of 1800s] 2. Also, deadbeat. A lazy person or loafer; also, one who does not pay debts. For example, Her housemate knew she was a deadbeat, shirking her share of the chores, or He's a deadbeat; don't count on getting that money back. [Slang; second half of 1800s] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WordNet Library > Reference > WordNet Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words. The noun deadbeat has one meaning: Meaning #1: someone who fails to meet a financial obligation Synonym: defaulter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translations Library > Words > Translations Translations for: Deadbeat Dansk (Danish) adj. - udmattet, uden rekyl n. - fattigper, dovenlars Nederlands (Dutch) doodop, klaploper (in uurwerk) Français (French) adj. - crevé, éreinté, claqué n. - chiffe molle, (US) parasite, pique-assiette Deutsch (German) n. - Taugenichts adj. - erschöpft Ελληνική (Greek) n. - (καθομ.) τρακαδόρος, χαραμοφάης, κακοπληρωτής, μπαταξής adj. - ξεθεωμένος, κατάκοπος, (ηλεκτρ.) απεριοδικός, (μηχαν.) άνευ οπισθοδρομήσεως Italiano (Italian) fannullone Português (Portuguese) n. - malandro (m) adj. - caloteiro Русский (Russian) бездельник Español (Spanish) adj. - rendido , pulsación sin retroceso n. - zángano, aprovechado, gorrón, tunante, taimado Svenska (Swedish) n. - dagdrivare adj. - dödstrött 中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified)) 非周期的, 无振荡的, 赖债不还的人, 食客, 饭桶 中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))