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overdue

US /ˈoʊvɚˈdu/

adjective Core · B1 Tài chính & ngân sách

Definition

past due; not paid at the scheduled time

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Your account is overdue, so please make a payment soon.

Synonyms

  • latebeing or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
  • delinquenta young offender
  • unpaidnot paid

Collocations

  • Easy overdue library book
    describing overdue library book (past due; not paid at the scheduled time)
  • Medium overdue payment reminder notice
    describing overdue payment reminder notice (past due; not paid at the scheduled time)
  • Hard overdue structural reforms
    describing overdue structural reforms (past due; not paid at the scheduled time)
  • Very Hard long overdue public recognition
    to long overdue public recognition, meaning to desire strongly or persistently

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