延滞(えんたい)

えんたい
noun
arrears; overdue; delinquency
finance
1. arrears; overdue payment; delinquency
The state of being late or behind in paying debts, rent, or other financial obligations.
家賃(やちん)を延滞(えんたい)している。
I'm behind on rent.
延滞(えんたい)金(きん)が発生(はっせい)した。
Late fees have been incurred.
支払(しはら)いの延滞(えんたい)が続(つづ)くと信用(しんよう)に影響(えいきょう)する。
Continued late payments affect your credit.

Usage

  • Used as a noun or as a する verb: 家賃(やちん)を延滞(えんたい)する. Besides rent, loans, and taxes, it is the everyday word for returning a library book or rental item late: 延滞(えんたい)料金(りょうきん) (late fee).

Compounds

  • 延滞(えんたい)金(きん) / 延滞(えんたい)料(りょう): late fee, penalty
  • 延滞(えんたい)利息(りそく): default interest
  • 延滞(えんたい)税(ぜい): late-payment tax

Similar words

  • 滞納(たいのう): failure to pay taxes, fees, or rent by the due date; the usual word for public charges, often implying arrears that have built up.
  • 未払(みはら)い: unpaid, a neutral description of payment status.
  • 遅延(ちえん): delay of trains, processes, or deliveries, not of payments.

Related Words

Compare: 滞納(たいのう) (nonpayment (stronger))
Compare: 遅延(ちえん) (delay (trains, processes))
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Added 2026.1.30 23:51 · Revised 2026.9.30 1:25
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