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   default

   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 non-paymentfailure to paynon-remittanceinformal:welshingbilkingarchaic:levantOpposite repayment
   • 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"
   • ▪ something that is usual or standard: "all my life, envy has been my default emotion" Similar normalstandardusualtypicalstockordinarycustomaryconventionalhabitualaccustomedexpectedwontedeverydayregularroutineestablishedsettledsetunvaryinginvariableunchangingchangelessunvariedconsistentconstantstablesteadystaticuniformpredictableobviousfavouritechoicepreferredidealinstinctiveautomaticinvoluntaryunconsciousreflexknee-jerkmechanicalspontaneousimpulsiveunthinkingunpremeditatedunintentionalunintendedunbiddenunwittinginadvertentinformal:gutOpposite atypicalvaryingconsciousdeliberate

   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 fail to paynot payrenegefail to honourback outbacktrackbackslidebreak one's promise/wordgo back on one's wordinformal:welshbilkOpposite repay
   • ▪ declare (a party) to have defaulted and give judgement against that party: "two semi-finalists were defaulted"
   • 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 revertselect automatically
   • ▪ adopt or revert to (something that is usual, customary, or standard, especially a behaviour or course of action): "when it comes to a crisis, he defaults to being a professional politician" Similar revertselect automatically

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French defaut, from defaillir ‘to fail’, based on Latin fallere ‘disappoint, deceive’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEFAULT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DEFAULT definition: 1. to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: 2. In sport, if a…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › defaultDefault Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DEFAULT is failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect. How to use default in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEFAULT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DEFAULT meaning: 1. to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: 2. In sport, if a…. Learn more.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › defaultDefault - definition of default by The Free Dictionary

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   Define default. default synonyms, default pronunciation, default translation, English dictionary definition of default. n. 1. 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...

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   noun. failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by sheer default. Finance. failure to meet financial obligations, as when a borrower misses or stops making monthly loan payments: A default on your mortgage can lead to losing the house.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEFAULT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. verb. If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it. [law] The credit card business is down, and more borrowers are defaulting on loans. [VERB + on]

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdefault noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDEFAULT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   DEFAULT definition: 1. what exists or happens usually if no changes are made 2. If something happens by default, it…. Learn more.

10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › defaultDefault Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    DEFAULT meaning: 1 : used to describe something that happens or is done when nothing else has been done or can be done usually used in the phrase {phrase}by default{/phrase} sometimes used before another noun; 2 : a failure to make a payment (such as a payment on a loan)

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    Her default is to argue about everything I say, unless she’s in a really good mood. lack ; want ; absence : For default of anything better, he took a job washing dishes.