(comparative more delinquent, superlative most delinquent) 1  Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan. 2  Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense.
The metre (British spelling and BIPM spelling) or meter (American spelling) (from the French unit mÃ¨tre, from the Greek noun Î¼Î­ÏÏÎ¿Î½, measure) is the base unit of length in some metric systems, including the International System of Units (SI). The SI unit symbol is m.
metre  meter 1. 'metre' In British English, a metre is a unit of length equal to 39.37 inches. The blue whale grows to over 30 metres long. 2. 'meter' In American English, this word is spelled meter. I stopped about fifty meters down the road. In both British and American English, some kinds of measuring devices are also called meters....a parking meter. He'd come to read the gas meter. meter Past participle: metered Gerund: metering