noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The failure to make a payment.
2. 2
   the deliberate act of failing to pay money wordnet
3. 3
   loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid wordnet
4. 4
   act of failing to meet a financial obligation wordnet

Synonyms

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bad debtdebtdefaultdefaultdefectiondelinquency

Antonyms

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payment

Etymology

From Middle English nonpayement, nonpaiement, nounpaiement, non paiement, equivalent to non (“no”, adjective) + payment.

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