Overdue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

past due; not paid at the scheduled time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚdˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvədjˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvədjˈuː/

2 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚdˈuː/.

Examples

an overdue installment
a delinquent account

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delinquent

Parts of Speech

adjective

past due; not paid at the scheduled time

“an overdue installment”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überfällig

überfällig; nicht zum vereinbarten Zeitpunkt bezahlt

🇫🇷French

en retard

en souffrance ; non payé à l'heure prévue

🇪🇸Spanish

atrasado

vencido; no pagado a la hora prevista

🇮🇹Italian

in ritardo

scaduto; non pagato all'orario previsto

🇳🇱Dutch

verlopen

achterstallig; niet betaald op het afgesproken tijdstip

🇵🇹Portuguese

atrasado

vencido; não pago no horário agendado

🇷🇺Russian

просроченный

просроченный платеж; не оплачен в назначенный срок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिदेय

पिछला बकाया; निर्धारित समय पर भुगतान नहीं किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

ওভারডিউ

অতীত বকেয়া; নির্ধারিত সময়ে পরিশোধ করা হয় না

🇮🇳Tamil

காலதாமதமானது

கடந்த காலம்; திட்டமிட்ட நேரத்தில் செலுத்தப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

గడువు దాటిపోయింది

గత గడువు; నిర్ణీత సమయంలో చెల్లించలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अतिदेय

मागील देय; नियोजित वेळेत पैसे दिले नाहीत

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુદતવીતી

ભૂતકાળની બાકી; નિર્ધારિત સમયે ચૂકવણી કરવામાં આવી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಧಿ ಮೀರಿದೆ

ಹಿಂದಿನ ಬಾಕಿ; ನಿಗದಿತ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾವತಿಸಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാലഹരണപ്പെട്ടു

കഴിഞ്ഞത്; നിശ്ചിത സമയത്ത് പണം നൽകിയിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਕਾਇਆ

ਪਿਛਲੇ ਬਕਾਇਆ; ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਸਮੇਂ 'ਤੇ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

زائد المیعاد

گزشتہ واجبات مقررہ وقت پر ادائیگی نہیں کی گئی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逾期的

逾期；未在预定时间付款

🇯🇵Japanese

期限を過ぎた

期限を過ぎた;予定通りに支払われなかった

🇰🇷Korean

기한이 지난

연체; 예정된 시간에 지불되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá hạn

quá hạn; không thanh toán đúng thời gian đã định

🇹🇭Thai

เกินกำหนด

เลยกำหนด; ไม่ชำระตามเวลาที่กำหนด

🇮🇩Indonesian

terlambat

lewat jatuh tempo; tidak dibayar pada waktu yang dijadwalkan

🇵🇭Filipino

overdue na

past due; hindi binayaran sa nakatakdang oras

🇲🇾Malay

tertunggak

lewat tempoh; tidak dibayar pada masa yang ditetapkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأخرت

فات موعد استحقاقها؛ لم تدفع في الوقت المحدد

🇮🇷Persian

عقب افتاده

سررسید گذشته؛ در زمان مقرر پرداخت نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

vadesi geçmiş

vadesi geçmiş; planlanan zamanda ödenmedi

🇮🇱Hebrew

באיחור

עבר מועד; לא שולם במועד שנקבע

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