Definitions

default

[dih-fawlt, dee-fawlt] / dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdiˌfɔlt /

NOUN

failure; want

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delinquency nonpayment

STRONG

absence blemish blunder dearth defect deficiency dereliction disregard error fault imperfection inadequacy insufficiency lack lapse miss neglect offense omission overlooking oversight privation shortcoming slight transgression vice weakness wrongdoing

Antonyms

STRONG

abundance accuracy achievement adequacy advantage attention care correction enough excess obedience perfection plenty regard remembrance respect right strength strong point success sufficiency

WEAK

payment satisfaction

VERB

dodge payment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

evade

STRONG

bilk defraud dishonor fail neglect repudiate shirk skate skip stiff swindle

WEAK

leave town meet under arch put on the cuff run out on see in the alley skip out on

Antonyms

STRONG

complete do meet

WEAK

pay

Example Sentences

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They don’t make mortgages themselves, but buy them from lenders and bundle them into mortgage-backed securities, guaranteeing to make the MBS investors whole in case borrowers default.

From Barron's

The first phase of the partnership will focus on collecting defaulted student loans.

From MarketWatch

Those risks turned real last year following defaults and bankruptcies at the subprime auto lender Tricolor and the auto-parts supplier First Brands, among others.

From MarketWatch

Investors spooked by the prospect of defaults in their funds have recently rushed to redeem their money—and found themselves turned away because of caps on how much firms will redeem in any given quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

At nontraded funds—those reserved for the rich—defaults ticked up, but are far below the levels of the public funds or most banks.

From Barron's

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