de·fault
/dəˈfôlt,dəˈfält/
noun
- failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a court of law."it will have to restructure its debts to avoid default"Synonyme: nonpayment, failure to pay, nonremittance, welshing, bilking, levant
- a preselected option adopted by a computer program or other mechanism when no alternative is specified by the user or programmer."the default is fifty lines"
verb
- fail to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in a court of law."some had defaulted on student loans"Synonyme: fail to pay, not pay, renege, fail to honor, back out, backtrack, backslide, break one's promise/word, go back on one's word, welsh, bilk
- (of a device or computer program) revert automatically to (a preselected option)."when you start a fresh letter the system will default to its own style"Synonyme: revert, select automatically
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DEFAULT meaning: 1. to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: 2. In sport, if a…. Learn more.
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In der Finanzwelt ist Zahlungsverzug die Nichterfüllung der rechtlichen Verpflichtungen eines Darlehens, beispielsweise wenn ein Hauskäufer eine Hypothekenzahlung nicht leistet oder wenn ein Unternehmen oder eine Regierung eine fällige Anleihe... Wikipedia (Englisch)
verb (used with object). to fail to perform or pay: to default a debt. to declare to be in default, especially legally: The judge defaulted the defendant.
Default is the failure to make required interest or principal repayments on a debt, whether that debt is a loan or a security. Individuals, businesses ...
/dɪˈfɒlt/ · noun. an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified. synonyms: default option · noun. loss due to not showing up. “he ...
A default is a failure to fulfill an obligation. Defaulting is most common in regards to debtor-creditor law and contract law. Typically, a default leads to ...
A national or sovereign default is the failure or refusal of a government to repay its national debt. The biggest private default in history is Lehman Brothers, ...
Default definition: Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation.
11 senses: 1. a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation or to appear in a court of law at a time specified.