deadbeat

Questions about deadbeat

What does deadbeat mean?

deadbeat means "someone who fails to meet a financial obligation".

How many syllables are in deadbeat?

deadbeat has 2 syllables: dead-beat. The stress falls on "dead". In IPA it is /ˈdɛdˌbit/.

What is another word for deadbeat?

Close synonyms include defaulter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deadbeat a common word?

deadbeat is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with deadbeat?

8 words rhyme with deadbeat. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.