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noun
- 1. failure to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a law court: "the company will have to restructure its debts to avoid default" Similar Opposite
- 2. a preselected option adopted by a computer program or other mechanism when no alternative is specified by the user or programmer: "the default is fifty lines"
verb
- 1. fail to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in a law court: "the dealer could repossess the goods if the customer defaulted" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a device or computer program) revert automatically to (a preselected option): "when you start a fresh letter the system will default to its own style" Similar
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default noun (RESULT) [ U ] the thing that exists or happens if you do not change it intentionally by performing an action: Unless something else is agreed, the default is to meet at the hotel at 7.00 p.m. default value The computer will take 0 as the default value, unless you type in something different.
The meaning of DEFAULT is failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect. How to use default in a sentence.
11 meanings: 1. a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation or to appear in a court of law at a time.... Click for more definitions.
Default has many meanings, but most of them involve the absence of something, such as a better alternative (especially in the phrase by default), or a failure to do something, such as make a payment or appear in court.
As a setting, a default is automatic. You weren't sure why your new TV kept returning to the factory defaults until you realized you were sitting on the remote. Default can also refer to a lack of other options. You shop at Green's by default; it's the only grocery store in town.
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.
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] what happens or appears if you do not make any other choice or change, especially in a computer program. The default is fifty lines. The default option is to save your work every five minutes. What is your default browser? All my life, envy has been my default emotion.
