Definitions for behindhand
bɪˈhaɪndˌhændbe·hind·hand

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. behindhandadverb

   behind schedule

   "was behindhand with the rent"

2. behind, behindhand, in arrearsadverb

   in debt

   "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. behindhandadverb

   belatedly, tardily

2. behindhandadverb

   in debt, or in arrears

3. behindhandadjective

   late, tardy, overdue

4. behindhandadjective

   in debt, or in arrears

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Behindhandadverb

   Etymology: from behind and hand.

   1. In a state in which rents or profits, or any advantage, is anticipated; so that less is to be received, or more performed, than the natural or just proportion.

   Your trade would suffer, if your being behindhand has made the natural use so high, that your tradesman cannot live upon his labour. John Locke.

   2. Not upon equal terms, with regard to forwardness. In this sense, it is followed by with.

   Consider, whether it is not better to be half a year behindhand with the fashionable part of the world, than to strain beyond his circumstances. Spectator, №. 488.

   3. William Shakespeare uses it as an adjective, but licentiously, for backward; tardy.

   And these thy offices,
   So rarely kind, are as interpreters
   Of my behindhand slackness. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

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1. behindhand

   Behindhand is an adjective or adverb term that means late, overdue, or behind schedule. A person or situation could be referred to as behindhand when they are not on track with their duties, deadlines, or obligations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Behindhand

   in arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds

2. Behindhand

   in a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally forward with some other person or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand in studies or in work

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. behindhand

   Renege-they had agreed that the house rent would be collected every 6 months-but he couldnt pay what his house owners demanded even after two years so was given a one month notice.

   He unpaid house rent for 2 years because of this behind hand affairs he was given a two month notice.

   
   

   Submitted by Lighthouse21 on April 9, 2018  

How to pronounce behindhand?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say behindhand in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of behindhand in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of behindhand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=behindhand
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Behindhand
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=behindhand
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behindhand