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Default
dɪˈfɔːlt
Default definitions
noun
default
defaults
- 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"
non-payment failure to pay non-remittance - 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"
verb
default
defaulted
defaulting
defaults
- 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"
- declare (a party) to have defaulted and give judgement against that party
"two semi-finalists were defaulted"
- (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"
- 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"