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Default
[NOM]1
défaut
a predefined option based on which a computer or other device performs a particular task unless it is changed
Synonymes : default option
2
défaut de paiement
a failure to fulfill official demands and obligations especially ones concerning financial matters
to default
[VERBE] MAIN VERB
1
ne pas s'acquitter d'une dette
to fail at accomplishing an obligation, particularly a financial one
Synonymes : default on
Antonymes : pay up
2
faire quelque chose par défaut
(of a computer program) to always do the same thing unless instructed differently
Exemples
1. Rising interest rates were the final nail in the coffin for many overextended homeowners, pushing them into default and foreclosure.
2. Some borrowers defaulted.
3. default an option for the state of Michigan?
4. States defaulted on their loans.
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