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nonperforming
[ non-per-fawr-ming ]
/ ˌnɒn pərˈfɔr mɪŋ /
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adjective
not performing well or properly.
Banking. noting or pertaining to a debt on which interest payments have been missed or slow, or for which the interest rate has been voluntarily lowered: the rise in nonperforming loans.
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nonpaying, nonpayment, nonpeak, nonperformance, nonperformer, nonperforming, nonperishable, nonpermanent, nonpersistent, nonperson, nonphysical
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How to use nonperforming in a sentence
Many large banks are also writing down large numbers of nonperforming loans.
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