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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. 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.

4. 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.

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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.

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

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   A default situation is what exists or happens unless someone or something changes it.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › defaultDefault - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

8. 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.