default
//dɪˈfɔːlt//
Noun
Failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a court of law
The company went bankrupt after a default on its loan payments.
A preselected option adopted by a computer program or other mechanism when no alternative is specified by the user or programmer
The system will use the default settings if you don't make any changes.
The state or condition of not meeting a required standard or expectation
The company's performance was in default of industry standards.
Synonym
Verb
To fail to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in court
The company defaulted on its loan payments.
To revert automatically to a preselected option when no alternative is specified
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