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DEFAULT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Loss due to not showing up

Example:

he lost the game by default

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("default" is a kind of...):

loss (the act of losing someone or something)

absence (failure to be present)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified

Synonyms:

default; default option

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("default" is a kind of...):

alternative; choice; option (one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid

Synonyms:

default; nonpayment; nonremittal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("default" is a kind of...):

financial loss (loss of money or decrease in financial value)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "default"):

delinquency (nonpayment of a debt when due)

Derivation:

default (fail to pay up)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Act of failing to meet a financial obligation

Synonyms:

default; nonpayment; nonremittal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("default" is a kind of...):

failure (an act that fails)

Derivation:

default (fail to pay up)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fail to pay up

Synonyms:

default; default on

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "default" is one way to...):

fail; neglect (fail to do something; leave something undone)

"Default" entails doing...:

owe (be in debt)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Antonym:

pay up (cancel or discharge a debt)

Derivation:

default (loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid)

default (act of failing to meet a financial obligation)

defaulter (someone who fails to meet a financial obligation)

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