1. Loss due to not showing up
   "he lost the game by default" 
2. Act of failing to meet a financial obligation
   - nonpayment, nonremittal 
3. Loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
   - nonpayment, nonremittal 
4. An option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
   - default option

1. Fail to pay up
   - default on

Derived forms: defaulted, defaults, defaulting

See also: defaulter

Type of: absence, alternative, choice, fail, failure, financial loss, loss, neglect, option

Antonym: pay up

Encyclopedia: Default

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