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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 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.
The meaning of DEFAULT is failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect. How to use default in a sentence.
DEFAULT definition: 1. what exists or happens usually if no changes are made 2. If something happens by default, it…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Definition of default noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A default situation is what exists or happens unless someone or something changes it. ...default passwords installed on commercial machines. American English : default / dɪˈfɔlt /
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.
Default definition: Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation.
a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation or to appear in a court of law at a time specified. absence or lack. by default ⇒ in the absence of opposition or a better alternative: he became prime minister by default. in default of ⇒ through or in the lack or absence of.
