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defaultverb [ I ] uk
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/dɪˈfɒlt/ us
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/dɪˈfɑːlt/
default verb [I]
(FAIL)
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to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: default on People who default on their mortgage repayments may have their home repossessed.
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Failing and doing badly
abjectly
at-risk
backbencher
balls (something) up
be on your beam ends idiom
blow (someone/something) up
bomb
egg
flog a dead horse idiom
flop
flub
flunk out
founder
fray around/at the edges idiom
mess
running on empty idiom
sclerotic
screw
screw (something) up
the rot sets in idiom
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Borrowing & lending
default verb [I]
(SPORT)
In sport, if a team or player defaults, they allow the other side to win without playing or completing a game: He moved into the next round after his opponent defaulted because of injury.
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Sports & games generally
a cheap shot idiom
air
backdoor
bad bounce
bad hop
board sport
buildering
classic
free running
general manager
high jinks
insurance
kabaddi
land
loot
multi-sport
suspended game
the first person
trail running
TTRPG
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Phrasal verb
default to something
defaultnoun uk
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/dɪˈfɒlt/ /ˈdiː.fɒlt/ us
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/dɪˈfɑːlt/
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.in default of formal In default of (= because there is not) any better alternative, we will have to proceed with the original plan.
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Standard and routine
average
average Joe
bog-standard
conformance
conformity
conventionalized
diet
given
institutionalize
mainline
quotidian
regular
regularity
regularization
regularize
round
the/your average bear idiom
unchallenging
unextraordinary
unspectacular
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default noun
(FAILURE)
[ C or U ] a failure to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: default on Defaults on loan repayments have reached 52,000 a month. Any default on your mortgage payments may mean you will lose your house.in default of He is not in default of any loan and there is no payment currently due.default rate The national student loan default rate (= the number of people failing to pay) is estimated at one in ten.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
the fact of not doing something you shouldfailureFailure to follow the employee guidelines can lead to your immediate termination.defaultThe bank seized his house because his mortgage was in default.malpracticeThe surgeon was sued for malpractice.derelictionHe was dishonourably discharged for dereliction of duty.neglectCorruption and neglect resulted in a government that was weakened enough to be overthrown. negligenceEducational standards deteriorated thanks to the negligence of the administration.
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Borrowing & lending
amortizable
amortization
amortize
bonded
borrow
borrow something from something
bridging loan
credit limit
debt
get behind
hole
lending rate
non-prime
nonaccrual
on credit
outstanding
over-borrowed
over-indebtedness
receivership
usury
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by default
happening or existing unless some action is taken: This feature is switched off by default but can easily be activated. They have assumed the role of peacemakers almost by default.
If you win or lose something by default, especially in sport, you win or lose because someone else has failed to do something, for example did not play or complete the game, or because they broke the rules: Since they refuse to reply, I think we've won the argument by default. The Brazilian won silver by default. He lost his title by default after refusing to defend it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sports & games generally
a cheap shot idiom
air
backdoor
bad bounce
bad hop
board sport
buildering
classic
free running
general manager
high jinks
insurance
kabaddi
land
loot
multi-sport
suspended game
the first person
trail running
TTRPG
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(Definition of default from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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defaultverb [ I ] us
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to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: The company defaulted on a $133 million loan.
defaultnoun
default noun
(FAILURE TO DO)
[ C/U ] us
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/dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdi·fɔlt/ a failure to do something that you legally have to do, such as pay a debt: [ C ] Defaults rose to 4 percent of all the bank’s loans.
[ C/U ] us
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/dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdi·fɔlt/ In sports, to win or lose by default is to win or lose because one side did not compete: [ U ] Humphrey never showed up, so Wilson won by default.
default noun
(STANDARD SETTING)
[ U ] us
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/ˈdi·fɔlt, dɪˈfɔlt/ a standard setting esp. of computer software, such as of type size or style: The default color of text on the screen is black.
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default | Business English
defaultnoun [ C or U ] uk
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FINANCE the fact of not paying interest or other money that is owed on time: Many experts say a default would raise interest rates in the future because the government would be seen as a higher-risk borrower. Any default on the interest payments will have serious consequences. Creditors are frequently obliged to terminate the consumer credit agreement because the debtor is in default.
LAW the fact of not keeping to an agreement or contract: There will be a joint government review of the agreement if there is any default.
IT the way that something will happen or appear automatically, especially on a computer, if you do not make any different choices: Checking this box means that your computer will now use this printer as the default. The default is to provide a statement monthly. This is the default setting, but you can change it by going to the Options menu. We recommend using the defaults that are already set.
by default
happening or done because no formal choice or decision has been made: The fear was that unless IAS was adopted, US accounting principles would become the world standard by default.
defaultverb [ I ] uk
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FINANCE to fail to pay interest or other money that is owed: default on a payment/a mortgage/your rent If a company defaults on its rent, another tenant can be found. I have never defaulted or been late with previous payments.
LAW to fail to keep to an agreement or contract: default on an agreement/a contract They claimed that education providers had defaulted on their agreement with students to provide a course.
IT to happen or appear automatically in a particular way, if a user does not make a different choice: If you do not enter a value it will default to a delay of 20 seconds.
(Definition of default from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of default
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First, all defaults are equally 'cognitive ' in the sense that they are part of cognition.
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Likewise, in the commissary's court between 1589 and 1591 only 18 debt cases (13 per cent) had their origins in defaults from formal, written bonds.
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To prevent the recurrence of such defaults, states rewrote their constitutions to sharply limit the debt they could incur.
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In other words, externalized aspects of the motor system rather than internalized aspects of the physical world outside ourselves may provide defaults for our perceptions.
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Other examples are defaults which, in the absence of decisive evidence, prefer one interpretation over the other.
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Two axioms specify when pragmatic defaults override lexical ones.
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However, purely lexical defaults do not extend to the second class of exceptions, which are triggered by context, or wider world knowledge.
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The dependence between the individual defaults is driven by a small number of systematic factors.
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Closed processes correspond to the desired property of an extension i being closed under application of defaults in h.
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The version of the compiled module has defaulted to its hash-generated name.
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Whenever an agent is constrained, he should be indifferent between defaulting and not defaulting.
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In all cases, however, the outside lender is never defaulted upon.
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Reneging or defaulting become much less possible and carry many more far-reaching penalties for the government.
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In addition, this layer will use defaults to specify any missing values in a feature structure input.
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Second, the sovereignty status of countries limits the extent to which countries can be "punished" for defaulting.
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credit default swapsMoreover, he spoke about derivatives, in particular about the problem of naked credit default swaps on sovereign bonds.
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default assumptionNow we can (possibly) exercise a default assumption: merge high or merge low without engaging language-specific grammatical assumptions.
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default modeThis is referred to as voice-activated control and is the default mode for multipoint conferences.
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拖欠，不履行債務, 違約, 結果…
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拖欠，不履行债务, 违约, 结果…
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suspender pagos, no pagar, falta…
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varsayılan, değişime uğramadan önceki hali, yükümlülüğü yerine getirmemek…
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manquer à ses engagements, défaut [masculine], défaut…
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初期設定値（しょき せっていち）, 履行（りこう）を怠（おこた）る…
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default
1 of 2
noun
de·fault
di-ˈfȯlt
dē-;
ˈdē-ˌfȯlt
Synonyms of default
1
: failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
2
archaic
: fault
3
economics
: a failure to pay financial debts
was in default on her loan mortgage defaults
4
a
law
: failure to appear at the required time in a legal proceeding
The defendant is in default.
b
: failure to compete in or to finish an appointed contest
lost the game by default
5
a
: a selection made usually automatically or without active consideration due to lack of a viable alternative
remained the club's president by default the default candidate
b
computers
: a selection automatically used by a program in the absence of a choice made by the user
using the default settings
default
2 of 2
verb
defaulted; defaulting; defaults
intransitive verb
1
: to fail to fulfill a contract, agreement, or duty: such as
a
: to fail to meet a financial obligation
default on a loan
b
law
: to fail to appear in court
c
: to fail to compete in or to finish an appointed contest
also
: to forfeit a contest by such failure
2
computers
: to make a selection automatically in the absence of a choice made by the user
The program defaults to a standard font.
transitive verb
1
: to fail to perform, pay, or make good
default a loan
2
a
: forfeit
defaulted the game
b
: to exclude (a player or a team) from a contest by default
was defaulted from the tournament
defaulter
noun
Phrases
in default of
: in the absence of
Synonyms
Noun
delinquency
dereliction
failure
misprision
neglect
negligence
nonfeasance
oversight
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Examples of default in a Sentence
Noun
The defendant has made no appearance in the case and is in default.
You can enter your own settings or use the defaults.
Which font is the default in that computer program?
Verb
If the borrower defaults, the bank can take the house.
The program defaults to a standard font.
Recent Examples on the WebNoun
Pakistan has been relying on bailouts to prop up its foreign exchange reserves and avoid default, with the IMF and wealthy allies like China and Saudi Arabia financing the country to the tune of billions of dollars.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Is secondhand about to become the default destination for aspirational luxury buyers?
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 3 Mar. 2024
The problem, until now, has been that these Reactions are on by default.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The financial distress that some consumers are facing hasn't been cascading into defaults on the loans and repossessions of cars or trucks.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
Starting in January 2024, the payments went into default, which allowed the city, as the lender, to demand that the financing be paid in full.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
But no such default has yet been publicly declared though Moody’s said in mid-2023 that cash on hand had then reached a historical low of 42 days, causing the firm to lower its outlook for Palomar’s future financial performance from stable to negative.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
Their research shows that currently about 14% of all CRE loans and 44% of all office loans are at high risk of default, and if that default rate were to reach 20%, over 380 banks would be at risk of insolvency.
—María Soledad Davila Calero, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024
The government has argued that Google wielded its massive spending power by paying billions of dollars a year to companies like Apple to maintain its default search engine position on their platforms and devices, locking rivals out of the market.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 23 Feb. 2024
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About 15% of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK are at risk of defaulting on their debts over the next four years, according to research published today by Allianz Trade.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 28 Feb. 2024
Fortune Country Garden gets a winding-up petition A creditor of Country Garden, the Chinese mega-developer that defaulted on its debt last October, filed a winding-up petition in Hong Kong court.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
Kennedy said other companies in the areas surrounding the city told Kennedy their systems have been defaulting to Milwaukee's 7.9% sales tax.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
Some landlords will default — leaving the banks holding the bag.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
Evergrande defaulted on its offshore debt in December 2021, which sparked a liquidity crisis in the real estate sector that pushed several other Chinese developers to default as well.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 26 Jan. 2024
All fraudulent Should spending increases trigger automatic increases to the U.S. debt limit so that political gridlock does not cause the country to default on its debts?
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2024
Dozens of major developers have defaulted on their debt, with Evergrande, once the country’s second largest homebuilder, ordered to liquidate last month.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
But the Biden administration allowed Title 42 to expire last May, and border policy defaulted to the previous standard, which allows most asylum seekers to stay in America while their cases play out in the backlogged court system.
—Eli Saslow Erin Schaff, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
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Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English defaute, defaulte, from Anglo-French, from defaillir to be lacking, fail, from de- + faillir to fail
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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
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default
1 of 2
noun
de·fault
di-ˈfȯlt
1
: failure to take action
lost a great opportunity by default a decision made by default, not by deciding
2
: failure to do something required (as make a payment or appear in court)
in default on a loan lost a court case by default
3
: a selection to be made automatically according to a computer program when the user does not specify a choice
default
2 of 2
verb
: to fail to carry out a contract, obligation, or duty
defaulter
noun
Legal Definition
default
noun
de·fault
di-ˈfȯlt, ˈdē-ˌfȯlt
1
: failure to do something required by duty (as under a contract or by law): as
a
: failure to comply with the terms of a loan agreement or security agreement especially with regard to payment of the debt
b
in the civil law of Louisiana
: a delay in performing under a contract that is recognized by the other party
Note:
A party whose performance under a contract is delayed is not automatically in default. Rather, the law of Louisiana requires that the other party “put him or her in default” by a written or witnessed oral request for performance, by filing suit, or by invoking a specific provision in the contract. Moratory damages may be recoverable for loss caused by the delay.
2
: failure to defend against a claim in court (as by failing to file pleadings or to appear in court) see also default judgment at judgment sense 1a
default
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defaulter
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Etymology
Noun
Anglo-French defalte defaute lack, fault, failure to answer a summons, from defaillir to be lacking, fail, from de-, intensive prefix + faillir to fail
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Meaning of default in English
defaultverb [ I ] us
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/dɪˈfɑːlt/ uk
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/dɪˈfɒlt/
default verb [I]
(FAIL)
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to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: default on People who default on their mortgage repayments may have their home repossessed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Failing and doing badly
abjectly
at-risk
backbencher
balls (something) up
be on your beam ends idiom
blow (someone/something) up
bomb
egg
flog a dead horse idiom
flop
flub
flunk out
founder
fray around/at the edges idiom
mess
running on empty idiom
sclerotic
screw
screw (something) up
the rot sets in idiom
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Borrowing & lending
default verb [I]
(SPORTS)
In sports, if a team or player defaults, they allow the other side to win without playing or completing a game: He moved into the next round after his opponent defaulted because of injury.
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Sports & games generally
a cheap shot idiom
air
backdoor
bad bounce
bad hop
board sport
buildering
classic
free running
general manager
high jinks
insurance
kabaddi
land
loot
multi-sport
suspended game
the first person
trail running
TTRPG
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Phrasal verb
default to something
defaultnoun us
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/dɪˈfɒlt/ /ˈdiː.fɒlt/
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.in default of formal In default of (= because there is not) any better alternative, we will have to proceed with the original plan.
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Standard and routine
average
average Joe
bog-standard
conformance
conformity
conventionalized
given
institutionalize
mainline
quotidian
regular
regularity
regularization
regularize
round
stock
the/your average bear idiom
unchallenging
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default noun
(FAILURE)
[ C or U ] a failure to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: default on Defaults on loan repayments have reached 52,000 a month. Any default on your mortgage payments may mean you will lose your house.in default of He is not in default of any loan and there is no payment currently due.default rate The national student loan default rate (= the number of people failing to pay) is estimated at one in ten.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
the fact of not doing something you shouldfailureFailure to follow the employee guidelines can lead to your immediate termination.defaultThe bank seized his house because his mortgage was in default.malpracticeThe surgeon was sued for malpractice.derelictionHe was dishonorably discharged for dereliction of duty.neglectCorruption and neglect resulted in a government that was weakened enough to be overthrown. negligenceEducational standards deteriorated thanks to the negligence of the administration.
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Borrowing & lending
amortizable
amortization
amortize
bonded
borrow
borrow something from something
credit limit
debt
get behind
hole
lending rate
non-current
non-interest
non-prime
nonaccrual
on credit
outstanding
use something as collateral
usury
write something off
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Failures
by default
happening or existing unless some action is taken: This feature is switched off by default but can easily be activated. They have assumed the role of peacemakers almost by default.
If you win or lose something by default, especially in sports, you win or lose because someone else has failed to do something, for example did not play or complete the game, or because they broke the rules: Since they refuse to reply, I think we've won the argument by default. The Brazilian won silver by default. He lost his title by default after refusing to defend it.
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Sports & games generally
a cheap shot idiom
air
backdoor
bad bounce
bad hop
board sport
buildering
classic
free running
general manager
high jinks
insurance
kabaddi
land
loot
multi-sport
suspended game
the first person
trail running
TTRPG
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(Definition of default from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
default | Intermediate English
defaultverb [ I ] us
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/dɪˈfɔlt/
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to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: The company defaulted on a $133 million loan.
defaultnoun
default noun
(FAILURE TO DO)
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/dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdi·fɔlt/ a failure to do something that you legally have to do, such as pay a debt: [ C ] Defaults rose to 4 percent of all the bank’s loans.
[ C/U ] us
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/dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdi·fɔlt/ In sports, to win or lose by default is to win or lose because one side did not compete: [ U ] Humphrey never showed up, so Wilson won by default.
default noun
(STANDARD SETTING)
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/ˈdi·fɔlt, dɪˈfɔlt/ a standard setting esp. of computer software, such as of type size or style: The default color of text on the screen is black.
(Definition of default from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
default | Business English
defaultnoun [ C or U ] uk
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FINANCE the fact of not paying interest or other money that is owed on time: Many experts say a default would raise interest rates in the future because the government would be seen as a higher-risk borrower. Any default on the interest payments will have serious consequences. Creditors are frequently obliged to terminate the consumer credit agreement because the debtor is in default.
LAW the fact of not keeping to an agreement or contract: There will be a joint government review of the agreement if there is any default.
IT the way that something will happen or appear automatically, especially on a computer, if you do not make any different choices: Checking this box means that your computer will now use this printer as the default. The default is to provide a statement monthly. This is the default setting, but you can change it by going to the Options menu. We recommend using the defaults that are already set.
by default
happening or done because no formal choice or decision has been made: The fear was that unless IAS was adopted, US accounting principles would become the world standard by default.
defaultverb [ I ] uk
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FINANCE to fail to pay interest or other money that is owed: default on a payment/a mortgage/your rent If a company defaults on its rent, another tenant can be found. I have never defaulted or been late with previous payments.
LAW to fail to keep to an agreement or contract: default on an agreement/a contract They claimed that education providers had defaulted on their agreement with students to provide a course.
IT to happen or appear automatically in a particular way, if a user does not make a different choice: If you do not enter a value it will default to a delay of 20 seconds.
(Definition of default from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of default
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More students have been defaulting in this bad economy, just as more people are defaulting on all of their loans.
From NPR
There is a default spreadsheet that we expect ideas to fit onto.
From The Atlantic
The default mode network has been a hot topic in neuroscience in recent years.
From Wired
A stalemate that causes a default "could seriously damage the global economy," the fund said.
From Bloomberg
The effect, then, of a default on that debt would be devastating.
From NBCNews.com
It would be tough to stay in the euro after a disorderly default.
From Reuters
About one in six people who owe money on their student loans is in default.
From NBCNews.com
The company told investors last year that it expected the 2009 default rate to be 26.7 percent.
From Huffington Post
You start to wonder, why are we the default state?
From CBS News
Yet many of us default to working and spending time with the people we're thrown together with from the start.
From Fast Company
For the first time, all the important data on your phone -- photos, messages, contacts, reminders, call history -- are encrypted by default.
From Wired
That would be the first full sovereign default since 2008.
From Reuters
That was the first time the default rate dropped below 6 percent since before the 2008 financial crisis.
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credit default swapsMoreover, he spoke about derivatives, in particular about the problem of naked credit default swaps on sovereign bonds.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
default assumptionNow we can (possibly) exercise a default assumption: merge high or merge low without engaging language-specific grammatical assumptions.
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default modeThis is referred to as voice-activated control and is the default mode for multipoint conferences.
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拖欠，不履行債務, 違約, 結果…
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拖欠，不履行债务, 违约, 结果…
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varsayılan, değişime uğramadan önceki hali, yükümlülüğü yerine getirmemek…
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manquer à ses engagements, défaut [masculine], défaut…
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use default in a sentenceWherever possible, work from home should still be the default while we try to contain the virus.I’m a physician and a CEO. Why I won’t bring my employees back to the office before Labor Day 2021 | matthewheimer | August 26, 2020 | FortuneElsewhere, mobile browsers including UC Browser, Brave, Opera Mini and Adblock Browser block ads by default.‘The inevitable maturation of the industry’: Desktop ad blocking is past its peak | Lara O'Reilly | August 20, 2020 | DigidayRich results are the details that appear in addition to the default blue links and text descriptions.An SEO’s guide to event schema markup | Paul Morris | August 14, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThe only two options were nofollow links or dofollow links, the latter being the default for all hyperlinks.What Google says about nofollow, sponsored, and UGC links in 2020: Does it affect your SEO rankings? | Joseph Dyson | July 24, 2020 | Search Engine WatchWhat is less known though, is that Google updated the default segment “Performed Site Search” from “sessions” to “users” not long ago.Eight great tips for internal site search optimization | Marco Bonomo | June 18, 2020 | Search Engine WatchAre we all so stuck in our roles that when a given issue comes up, we just default to type?The St. Louis Rams Enter the Ferguson Fray | Sally Kohn | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe should expect the default to be civility, not harassment.Hey, Creeps, ‘Compliments’ Are Harassment, Too | Tauriq Moosa | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe typical trend is for writers and actors to default to the crudest element of what makes their show work, and lean on that.It’s OK to Like ‘The Big Bang Theory’ | Kevin Fallon | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOut of the box, the device is set to a default statistical mode, but within a week, the monitor gets more accurate.Are We Turning Our Babies Into Real Life Tamagotchis? | Brandy Zadrozny | August 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was no threat of default, government shutdown, huge cuts in government spending, or sharp tax increases.How Obamacare Helped Crash the Economy | Daniel Gross | June 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn default of both, I expect to go to jail, and I am ready to start upon one moment's warning.Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot | William Gannaway BrownlowIn default of the usual bazaars OLeary had returned with the spoils of half a dozen pawn-shops.The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonI hitched the horse to my improvised drag and smoothed it again, several times, in default of a roller.The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonBefore the letters arrived in London, a default had already been recorded.The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonHe was perpetually giving an account of it to his own soul in default of other listeners.The Tragic Muse | Henry JamesSee More ExamplesBritish Dictionary definitions for defaultdefault/ (dɪˈfɔːlt) /nouna failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation or to appear in a court of law at a time specifiedabsence or lackby default in the absence of opposition or a better alternative: he became prime minister by defaultin default of through or in the lack or absence ofjudgment by default law a judgment in the plaintiff's favour when the defendant fails to plead or to appearlack, want, or need(also ˈdiːfɔːlt) computing the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered(as modifier): default settingSee moreverb(intr; often foll by on or in) to fail to make payment when due(intr) to fail to fulfil or perform an obligation, engagement, etc: to default in a sporting contestlaw to lose (a case) by failure to appear in court(tr) to declare that (someone) is in defaultSee moreOrigin of default1C13: from Old French defaute, from defaillir to fail, from Vulgar Latin dēfallīre (unattested) to be lackingCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Cultural definitions for defaultdefaultFailure to pay a debt when it is due.The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Other Idioms and Phrases with defaultdefaultsee in default of.The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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[ no plural ] what exists or happens usually if no changes are made
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If something happens by default, it happens only because something else does not happen: No one else stood in the election, so he won by default.
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to not do what you have made an agreement to do, especially paying back money you have borrowed: They have defaulted on their debt repayments.
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拖欠，不履行債務, 違約, 結果…
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manquer à ses engagements, défaut [masculine], défaut…
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•fault /dɪˈfɔlt/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
failure to act, esp. failure to pay one's debts:to face financial default.
Sportfailure to appear for or complete a match:progressed into the finals because of his opponent's default.
Computinga preset value that a computer system assumes or an action that it takes unless it is otherwise instructed:When you start your computer from the A drive, then that is the default for later disk operations.
v. [no obj] to fail to pay, perform a duty, etc.:The bank had defaulted on that loan.
Sportto fail to compete in (a contest); to lose by default: [no obj]:He defaulted and left the tournament.[ ~ + obj]:He defaulted the match and left in disgust.
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Idioms in default of, for lack of; in the absence of:In default of a workable plan they decided to proceed on a day-to-day basis.
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•fault
(di fôlt′),USA pronunciation n.
failure to act; inaction or neglect:They lost their best client by sheer default.
failure to meet financial obligations.
Lawfailure to perform an act or obligation legally required, esp. to appear in court or to plead at a time assigned.
Sportfailure to arrive in time for, participate in, or complete a scheduled match.
lack; want; absence.
Computinga value that a program or operating system assumes, or a course of action that a program or operating system will take, when the user or programmer specifies no overriding value or action.
v.i. to fail in fulfilling or satisfying an engagement, claim, or obligation.
to fail to meet financial obligations or to account properly for money in one's care:When he defaulted in his payments, the bank foreclosed on the car.
Lawto fail to appear in court.
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to fail to participate in or complete a match.
to lose a match by default.
v.t. to fail to perform or pay:to default a debt.
to declare to be in default, esp. legally:The judge defaulted the defendant.
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to fail to compete in (a scheduled game, race, etc.).
to lose by default.
Lawto lose by failure to appear in court.
Anglo-French defalte, Old French defaute, derivative of defaillir, after faute, faillir. See de-, fault, fail Middle English defau(l)te 1175–1225
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default /dɪˈfɔːlt/ n 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 lackby default ⇒ in the absence of opposition or a better alternative: he became prime minister by defaultin default of ⇒ through or in the lack or absence ofjudgment by default ⇒ a judgment in the plaintiff's favour when the defendant fails to plead or to appear /(also) ˈdiːfɔːlt/ the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered (as modifier): default setting vb (intr; often followed by on or in) to fail to make payment when due(intransitive) to fail to fulfil or perform an obligation, engagement, etc: to default in a sporting contest to lose (a case) by failure to appear in courtEtymology: 13th Century: from Old French defaute, from defaillir to fail, from Vulgar Latin dēfallīre (unattested) to be lacking
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- rat
- security
- surety
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default nounnoun NAmE//dɪˈfɔlt// jump to other results1[uncountable, countable] failure to do something that must be done by law, especially paying a debt The company is in default on the loan. Mortgage defaults have risen in the last year.
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2[uncountable, countable, usually singular] (computing) what happens or appears if you do not make any other choice or change The default option is to save your work every five minutes. On this screen, 256 colors is the default.
Idioms by default jump to other results1a game or competition can be won by default if there are no other people, teams, etc. taking part He became world champion in 2007 by default. 2if something happens by default, it happens because you have not made any other decision or choice that would make things happen in a different way I became a teacher by default rather than by design. in default of something (formal) jump to other resultsbecause of a lack of something They accepted what he had said in default of any evidence to disprove it.See default in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: default
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— used to describe something that happens or is done when nothing else has been done or can be done
— usually used in the phrase by default
No one else wanted the job, so he became the club's president by default.
Their decision was made by default. All of the other options were no longer possible.
We won the game by default when the other team failed to show up.
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the default winner
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a failure to make a payment (such as a payment on a loan)
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failure to appear in court
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a setting, option, etc., that a computer uses if you do not choose a different one
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the computer's default settings
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Britannica Dictionary definition of DEFAULT
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to fail to do something that legally must be done
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to fail to make the payments you must make on a loan, mortgage, etc.
He defaulted on his loan (payments).
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to automatically use a particular setting, option, etc., unless you choose a different one
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