nonperforming: Meaning and Definition of

non•per•form•ing

Pronunciation: (non"pur-fôr'ming), [key]
— adj.
  1. not performing well or properly.
  2. 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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