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default
de·fault D0089700 (dĭ-fôlt′)n.1. Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation: in default on a loan.2. Law Failure of a party in a case to make a required court appearance.3. The failure of one or more competitors or teams to participate in a contest: won the championship by default.4. a. Computers A particular setting or value for a variable that is assigned automatically by an operating system and remains in effect unless canceled or overridden by the operator: changed the default for the page margins.b. A situation or condition that is the case in the absence of active intervention.v. de·fault·ed, de·fault·ing, de·faults v.intr.1. a. To fail to do what is required.b. To fail to pay money when it is due.2. Computers To revert to a default.3. Law a. To fail to appear in court as a party to a case when summoned.b. To lose a case by not appearing.4. To fail to take part in or complete a scheduled contest.v.tr.1. To fail to perform or pay.2. Law To lose (a case) by failing to appear in court.3. To fail to take part in or complete (a contest, for example).Idiom: in default of Through the failure, absence, or lack of.
[Middle English defaute, from Old French, from past participle of defaillir, to fail, grow weak : de-, intensive pref.; see de- + faillir; see fail.]
de·fault′er n.default (dɪˈfɔːlt) n1. (Law) a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation or to appear in a court of law at a time specified2. (Banking & Finance) a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation or to appear in a court of law at a time specified3. absence or lack4. by default in the absence of opposition or a better alternative: he became prime minister by default. 5. in default of through or in the lack or absence of6. (Law) judgment by default law a judgment in the plaintiff's favour when the defendant fails to plead or to appear7. lack, want, or need8. (Computer Science) computing a. the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly alteredb. (as modifier): default setting. vb9. (Banking & Finance) (intr; often foll by on or in) to fail to make payment when due10. (intr) to fail to fulfil or perform an obligation, engagement, etc: to default in a sporting contest. 11. (Law) law to lose (a case) by failure to appear in court12. (tr) to declare that (someone) is in default[C13: from Old French defaute, from defaillir to fail, from Vulgar Latin dēfallīre (unattested) to be lacking]de•fault (dɪˈfɔlt)
n. 1. failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by default. 2. failure to meet financial obligations. 3. failure to comply with a legal obligation. 4. Sports. failure to appear for or complete a match. 5. a preset value that a computer system assumes or an action that it takes unless otherwise instructed. v.t. 6. to fail to perform or pay. 7. to declare to be in default, esp. legally. 8. Sports. a. to fail to compete in (a contest). b. to lose by default. v.i. 9. to fail to fulfill an obligation. 10. (of a computer system) to assume a preset value or take an action unless otherwise instructed. Idioms: in default of, for lack or want of. [1175–1225; defau(l)te < Old French defaute. See de–, fault, fail] de•fault′er, n. default
Past participle: defaulted
Gerund: defaulting
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| I default | | you default | | he/she/it defaults | | we default | | you default | | they default |
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| I defaulted | | you defaulted | | he/she/it defaulted | | we defaulted | | you defaulted | | they defaulted |
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| I am defaulting | | you are defaulting | | he/she/it is defaulting | | we are defaulting | | you are defaulting | | they are defaulting |
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| I have defaulted | | you have defaulted | | he/she/it has defaulted | | we have defaulted | | you have defaulted | | they have defaulted |
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| I was defaulting | | you were defaulting | | he/she/it was defaulting | | we were defaulting | | you were defaulting | | they were defaulting |
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| I had defaulted | | you had defaulted | | he/she/it had defaulted | | we had defaulted | | you had defaulted | | they had defaulted |
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| I will default | | you will default | | he/she/it will default | | we will default | | you will default | | they will default |
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| I will have defaulted | | you will have defaulted | | he/she/it will have defaulted | | we will have defaulted | | you will have defaulted | | they will have defaulted |
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| I will be defaulting | | you will be defaulting | | he/she/it will be defaulting | | we will be defaulting | | you will be defaulting | | they will be defaulting |
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| I have been defaulting | | you have been defaulting | | he/she/it has been defaulting | | we have been defaulting | | you have been defaulting | | they have been defaulting |
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| I will have been defaulting | | you will have been defaulting | | he/she/it will have been defaulting | | we will have been defaulting | | you will have been defaulting | | they will have been defaulting |
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| I had been defaulting | | you had been defaulting | | he/she/it had been defaulting | | we had been defaulting | | you had been defaulting | | they had been defaulting |
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| I would default | | you would default | | he/she/it would default | | we would default | | you would default | | they would default |
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| I would have defaulted | | you would have defaulted | | he/she/it would have defaulted | | we would have defaulted | | you would have defaulted | | they would have defaulted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | default - loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"loss - the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"absence - failure to be present | | 2. | default - act of failing to meet a financial obligationnonpayment, nonremittalfailure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" | | 3. | default - loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paidnonpayment, nonremittaldelinquency - nonpayment of a debt when duefinancial loss - loss of money or decrease in financial value | | 4. | default - an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specifieddefault optionalternative, option, choice - one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" | | Verb | 1. | default - fail to pay updefault onfail, neglect - fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"ante up, pay up, pay - cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" |
defaultverb1. fail to pay, dodge, evade, fall behind, rat (informal), neglect, levant (Brit.), go into arrears, welch or welsh (slang) Many borrowers are defaulting on loans.noun1. failure (usually in phrase `by default` or `in default of`) want, lack, fault, absence, neglect, defect, deficiency, lapse, omission, dereliction The other team failed to turn up so we won by default.2. nonpayment, evasion, failure to pay, non-remittance The country can't pay its foreign debts and default is inevitable.defaultnounNonperformance of what ought to be done:delinquency, dereliction, failure, neglect, omission.Law: nonfeasance.verbTo not do (something necessary):fail, neglect, omit.Translationsdefault
in default of (something)Due to the absence or lack of something; through the failure of something. Though it was only a speeding ticket, Janet was imprisoned in default of paying the fine. In default of concrete evidence, the jury was obligated to acquit the defendant of murder.See also: default, ofdefault on (something)To fail to repay a loan on something (which often results in the loss of that thing). If you default on your car loan, your car might get repossessed.See also: default, onby default1. Used to describe an outcome that happens because nothing has been done to change or prevent it. If you don't start saving money now, while you're young, you'll be working till you're 90 by default.2. By forfeit. Used to describe a contest whose outcome is determined by a competitor's absence. If the other team can't field enough players, then we'll win by default.See also: by, defaultdefault on somethingto fail to act in some way regarding something, such as failing to make a payment, thereby losing one's right to the thing in question. You are not going to default on your loan, are you? She defaulted on her mortgage payments and lost the house.See also: default, onin default ofThrough the failure, absence, or lack of, as in In default of a better solution, we'll have to make do with this one. This term was originally put as for default of, but John Gower had the current wording in Confessio Amantis (1397): "The fish, if it be dry, might in default of water die." [Late 1200s] See also: default, ofby deˈfault
1 a game or competition can be won by default if there are no other competitors: The other team didn’t even turn up, so we won by default.
2 if something happens by default, it happens because you have not made any other decision or choices which would make things happen differently: It was never my ambition to get into teaching. I became a teacher more by default than by choice.See also: by, defaultin deˈfault of something (formal) because of a lack of something: They accepted what he had said in default of any evidence to disprove it.See also: default, of, something in default of Through the failure, absence, or lack of.See also: default, ofdefault
default1. a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation or to appear in a court of law at a time specified 2. judgment by default Law a judgment in the plaintiff's favour when the defendant fails to plead or to appear 3. Computinga. the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered b. (as modifier): default setting default[di′fȯlt] (computer science) A value automatically used or an action automatically carried out unless another is specified. defaultA substantive failure to fulfill a material obligation under a building contract.defaultThe pre-set value or action taken by software. Application programs have many defaults, including margin settings, font style, the printer that should be used and the folder name for saving files. Although pre-determined by the vendor, a default setting can be changed by the user (see settings).
Because a particular setting may affect how the hardware operates, there are also "hardware defaults." However, unless there are physical switches or levers on the equipment, the hardware default setting is configured in the software.
Default is also a verb. For example, "the program defaults to xyz," means that the program does xyz unless directed otherwise. See default browser, default folder, default drive, default font and default gateway.MedicalSeepreferencesdefault
Related to default: Default gatewayDefaultAn omission; a failure to do that which is anticipated, expected, or required in a given situation. Default is distinguishable from Negligence in that it does not involve carelessness or imprudence with respect to the discharge of a duty or obligation but rather the intentional omission or nonperformance of a duty. To default on a debt is to fail to pay it upon its due date. Default in contract law implies failure to perform a contractual obligation. A default judgment is one that may be entered against a party in a lawsuit for failure to comply with a procedural step in the suit, such as failure to file an answer to a complaint or failure to file a paper on time. A default judgment is not one that goes to the merits of a lawsuit but is procedural in nature. default1) n. failure to respond to a summons and complaint served on a party in the time required by law. If a legal answer or other response is not filed, the suing party (plaintiff) can request a default be entered in the record, which terminates the rights of the defaulting party to defend the case. 2) the failure to make a payment when due, which can lead to a notice of default and the start of foreclosure proceedings if the debt is secured by a mortgage or deed of trust. 2) v. to fail to file an answer or other response to a summons and complaint, or fail to make a payment when due. (See: default judgment) default the failure to do that which ought to be done. Thus, failure to make payment under a contract is a default; more specifically, failure to repay or otherwise comply with the terms of a loan agreement are acts of default. Some legislation may provide for special notice to be given as in consumer credit or in relation to mortgages. When a defendant fails to take certain necessary steps in a court action, the court may give judgment by default.DEFAULT. The neglect to perform a legal obligation or duty; but in technical language by default is often understood the non-appearance of the defendant within the time prescribed by law, to defend himself; it also signifies the non-appearance of the plaintiff to prosecute his claim.
2. When the plaintiff makes default, he may be nonsuited; and when the defendant makes default, judgment by default is rendered against him. Com. Dig. Pleader, E 42 Id. B 11. Vide article Judgment by Default, and 7 Vin. Ab. 429; Doct. Pl. 208 Grah. Pr. 631. See, as to what will excuse or save a default, Co. Litt. 259 b. DEFAULT, contracts, torts. By the 4th section of the English statute of frauds, 29 Car. H., c. 3, it is enacted that "no action shall be brought to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person, unless the agreement," &c., "shall be in writing," &c. By default under this statute is understood the non-performance of duty, though the same be not founded on a contract. 2 B. & A. 516. Default
DefaultThe failure to make timely payment of interest or principal on a debt security or to otherwise comply with the provisions of a bond indenture. A breach of a covenant. In context of project financing, a technical default signals a project parameter is outside defined or agreed limits or a legal matter is not yet resolved.DefaultThe failure to make payments on a debt. One may default on any debt, such as a mortgage or a bond. Default is a very serious matter and may entitle the lender or bondholder to take possession of one's assets in order to recover the amount lost in principal and interest payments on the debt. Default also has a negative impact on one's creditworthiness in the future.default The failure to live up to the terms of a contract. Generally, default is used to indicate the inability of a borrower to pay the interest or principal on a debt when it is due. See also technical default.Default.If a person or institution responsible for repaying a loan or making an interest payment fails to meet that obligation on time, that person or institution is in default. If you are in default, you may lose any property that you put up as collateral to get the loan. For example, if you fail to repay your car loan, your lender may repossess the car. Defaulting has a negative impact on your credit history and your credit score, which generally makes it difficult to borrow again in the future. In fact, failure to pay on time is the single most important contributor to a poor credit history. A bond issuer who defaults may not pay interest when it comes due or repay the principal at maturity, or both. defaultThe failure to meet one's obligations in a timely manner. There are several important concepts relating to defaults in the real estate field: • Leases and mortgages often differentiate between monetary defaults, such as failure to pay money when due, and nonmonetary defaults such as a failure to provide proof of insurance or copies of monthly financial statements. If so, there will be different notice provisions and grace periods for each. • Unless a sale contract contains language that “time is of the essence,” or one party has made the other aware that time is critical, then a court will ordinarily award a purchaser a reasonable amount of time to complete closing, even if it is past the contract date. • Some states have statutes allowing collection of attorneys' fees when there has been a default in the contract. Other states require specific language in the contract allowing for collection of attorneys' fees. DefaultFailure of the borrower to honor the terms of the loan agreement. Lenders usually view borrowers delinquent 90 days or more as in default. See Payment Problems. See DEF
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Related to default: Default gatewaySynonyms for defaultverb fail to paySynonyms- fail to pay
- dodge
- evade
- fall behind
- rat
- neglect
- levant
- go into arrears
- welch or welsh
noun failureSynonyms- failure
- want
- lack
- fault
- absence
- neglect
- defect
- deficiency
- lapse
- omission
- dereliction
noun nonpaymentSynonyms- nonpayment
- evasion
- failure to pay
- non-remittance
Synonyms for defaultnoun nonperformance of what ought to be doneSynonyms- delinquency
- dereliction
- failure
- neglect
- omission
- nonfeasance
verb to not do (something necessary)SynonymsSynonyms for defaultnoun loss due to not showing upRelated Wordsnoun act of failing to meet a financial obligationSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paidSynonymsRelated Words- delinquency
- financial loss
noun an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specifiedSynonymsRelated Wordsverb fail to pay upSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms |