NONPAYMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The deliberate act of failing to pay money

Example:

he was indicted for nonpayment

Synonyms:

evasion; nonpayment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))

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

tax evasion (the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report))

Antonym:

payment (the act of paying money)

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 ("nonpayment" is a kind of...):

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

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

delinquency (nonpayment of a debt when due)

Antonym:

payment (a sum of money paid or a claim discharged)

Meaning:

Act of failing to meet a financial obligation

Synonyms:

default; nonpayment; nonremittal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

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

failure (an act that fails)