DEFAULT
\dɪfˈɒlt], \dɪfˈɒlt], \d_ɪ_f_ˈɒ_l_t]\
Definitions of DEFAULT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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fail to pay up
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an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
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act of failing to meet a financial obligation
By Princeton University
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fail to pay up
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an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
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act of failing to meet a financial obligation
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default.
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Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom.
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A neglect of, or failure to take, some step necessary to secure the benefit of law, as a failure to appear in court at a day assigned, especially of the defendant in a suit when called to make answer; also of jurors, witnesses, etc.
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To fail in duty; to offend.
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To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty.
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To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.
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To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend.
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To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court, and make entry of his default, if he fails to appear; to enter a default against.
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To leave out of account; to omit.
By Oddity Software
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A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default.
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Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom.
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A neglect of, or failure to take, some step necessary to secure the benefit of law, as a failure to appear in court at a day assigned, especially of the defendant in a suit when called to make answer; also of jurors, witnesses, etc.
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To fail in duty; to offend.
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To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty.
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To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.
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To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend.
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To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court, and make entry of his default, if he fails to appear; to enter a default against.
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To leave out of account; to omit.
By Noah Webster.
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A failure to perform a legal duty. For example, a default on a mortgage or car loan happens when you fail to make the loan payments on time, fail to maintain adequate insurance or violate some other provision of the agreement. Default on a student loan occurs when you fail to repay a loan according to the terms you agreed to when you signed the promissory note, and the holder of your loan concludes that you do not intend to repay.
By Oddity Software
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Neglect; failure in a contract; failure to appear at a time and place required: in default of, in case of failure of.
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To make a failure in, as a payment, an appearance in court, etc.; to neglect.
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To fail to account for trust funds; to fail to pay a debt; to fail to appear in court, etc.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To make default in; neglect; declare in default.
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A failure in an obligation or duty; failure to appear or plead in a suit.
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Want or deficiency; lack.
By James Champlin Fernald
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