Time Frames for Negative Information. Late payments are black marks that normally stay on a credit report for 7 years. That's true of most negative information like foreclosures, Chapter 13 bankruptcies, charge-offs and paid tax liens; a Chapter 7 bankruptcy stays around for 10 years and unpaid tax liens can linger indefinitely.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Doppler effect (Noun). The apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves. Origin: From Johann Christian Andreas Doppler, the scientist who first proposed this effect.
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