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to default
01
to fail at accomplishing an obligation, particularly a financial one
Intransitive: to default | to default on an obligation
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
default
3rd person singular
defaults
Present participle
defaulting
Past simple
defaulted
Past participle
defaulted
Examples
If you miss your mortgage payments, you may default on your home loan.
02
(of a computer program) to always do the same thing unless instructed differently
Intransitive: to default to a specified action
Examples
If you don’t choose a printer, the system will default to the one nearest to your location.
Default
01
a failure to appear or respond in a required setting, especially in legal or competitive contexts, resulting in automatic loss
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
defaults
Examples
The team lost by default when they failed to arrive on time.
02
a predefined option based on which a computer or other device performs a particular task unless it is changed
Examples
The email client automatically sends messages to the "Spam" folder by default unless the user specifies otherwise.
03
a failure to fulfill a financial obligation, especially the repayment of a loan or debt, often resulting in legal consequences or damage to credit
Examples
The bank reported a default on the mortgage after three missed payments.
Lexical Tree
defaulter
default
