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Definition of Deadbeat

1. Noun. Someone who fails to meet a financial obligation.

Definition of Deadbeat

1. a. Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.

Definition of Deadbeat

1. a loafer [n -S] - See also: loafer

Medical Definition of Deadbeat

1. Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation. Deadbeat escapement. See Escapement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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