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default — /dəˈfɔlt / (say duh fawlt) noun 1. failure to act; neglect. 2. failure to meet financial obligations. 3. Law failure to perform an act or obligation legally required, especially to appear in court or to plead at a time assigned. 4. failure to… …
default — /di fawlt /, n. 1. failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by sheer default. 2. failure to meet financial obligations. 3. Law. failure to perform an act or obligation legally required, esp. to appear in court or to plead… … Universalium
default — I n. by default (to lose by default) II v. (D; intr.) to default on (to default on a debt) * * * [dɪ fɔːlt] by default (to lose by default) (D; intr.) to default on (to default on a debt) … Combinatory dictionary
default — de•fault [[t]dɪˈfɔlt[/t]] n. 1) cvb failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by default[/ex] 2) failure to meet financial obligations 3) law failure to comply with a legal obligation 4) spo Sports. failure to appear for or … From formal English to slang
default — [dē fôlt′, difôlt′] n. [ME < OFr defaute < VL * defallita, pp. of * defallere, to lack < L de , away + fallere, to FAIL] 1. failure to do something or be somewhere when required or expected; specif., a) failure to pay money due b)… … English World dictionary
default — de·fault /di fȯlt, dē ˌfȯlt/ n [Anglo French defalte defaute lack, fault, failure to answer a summons, from defaillir to be lacking, fail, from de , intensive prefix + faillir to fail] 1: failure to do something required by duty (as under a… … Law dictionary
lose — [v1] be deprived of; mislay be careless, become poorer, be impoverished, bereave, be reduced, capitulate, consume, default, deplete, disinherit, displace, dispossess, dissipate, divest, drain, drop, exhaust, expend, fail, fail to keep, fall short … New thesaurus
lose by failure to appear — index default, forfeit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lose — v 1. misplace, mislay; forget, Inf. clean forget, not remember, disremember, have no remembrance or recollection of, Inf. draw a blank; lose sight of, lose in the crowd. 2. outstrip, overtake, overhaul, pass, lap, leave behind, leave in the dust … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
default — 1. noun a) The condition of failing to meet an obligation. He failed to make payments on time and is now in default. b) A loss incurred by failing to compete. You may cure this default by paying the full amount within a week. See Also: by default … Wiktionary
