What does DEFAULT mean?
Definitions for DEFAULT
dɪˈfɔltde·fault
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Princeton's WordNet
defaultnoun
loss due to not showing up
"he lost the game by default"
default, nonpayment, nonremittalnoun
act of failing to meet a financial obligation
nonpayment, default, nonremittalnoun
loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
default option, defaultverb
an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
default, default onverb
fail to pay up
Wiktionary
defaultnoun
The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
defaultnoun
the original software programming settings as set by the factory
defaultnoun
A loss incurred by failing to compete.
The team's three losses include one default.
defaultnoun
A selection made in the absence of an alternative.
The man became the leader of the group as a default.
defaultnoun
A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.
If you don't specify a number of items, the default is 1.
defaultnoun
The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
defaultverb
To fail to meet an obligation.
If you do not make your payments, you will default on your loan.
defaultverb
To lose a competition by failing to compete.
If you refuse to wear a proper uniform, you will not be allowed to compete and will default this match.
defaultverb
To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.
If you don't specify a number of items, it defaults to 1.
defaultverb
To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DEFAULTnoun
Etymology: defaut, French.
Sedition tumbled into England more by the default of governours than the peoples. Haywood.
We that know what ’tis to fast and pray,
Are penitent for your default to-day. William Shakespeare, Com. of Errours.Let me not rashly call in doubt
Divine prediction: what if all foretold
Had been fulfill’d, but through mine own default,
Whom have I to complain of, but myself? John Milton, Agonistes.Partial judges we are of our own excellencies, and other mens defaults. Jonathan Swift.
In default of the king’s pay, the forces were laid upon the subject. John Davies, on Ireland.
Cooks could make artificial birds and fishes, in default of the real ones. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
To Defaultverb
To fail in performing any contract or stipulation; to forfeit by breaking a contract.
Etymology: from the noun.
Wikipedia
Default
Default is a 2012 single by the English supergroup Atoms for Peace. It was released as a digital download on 10 September 2012 and on 12" vinyl on 4 December 2012. This was the first non-remixed track released by the band and featured on their debut album, Amok.
ChatGPT
default
Default typically refers to the failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a court of law. It can also represent a pre-selected option adopted by a computer program or other mechanism when no alternative is specified by the user or programmer.
Webster Dictionary
Defaultnoun
a failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default
Defaultnoun
fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom
Defaultnoun
a neglect of, or failure to take, some step necessary to secure the benefit of law, as a failure to appear in court at a day assigned, especially of the defendant in a suit when called to make answer; also of jurors, witnesses, etc
Defaultverb
to fail in duty; to offend
Defaultverb
to fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty
Defaultverb
to fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default
Defaultverb
to fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend
Defaultverb
to call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court, and make entry of his default, if he fails to appear; to enter a default against
Defaultverb
to leave out of account; to omit
Etymology: [OE. defaute, OF. defaute, defalte, fem., F. dfaut, masc., LL. defalta, fr. a verb meaning, to be deficient, to want, fail, fr. L. de- + fallere to deceive. See Fault.]
Wikidata
Default
Default is a Canadian post-grunge band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Since forming in 1999 they have released four albums, and have sold more than a million records. The majority of their fan base is in Canada, but they gained popularity in the United States for their hit singles "Wasting My Time" and "Deny".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Default
de-fawlt′, n. a fault, failing, or failure: defect: neglect to do what duty or law requires: failure to account for money entrusted to one's charge: offence.—v.i. to fail through neglect of duty: to fail to appear in court when called upon.—n. Default′er, one who fails to appear in court, or to account for money entrusted to his care, or to settle a debt of honour.—Judgment by default, judgment given against a person because he fails to plead or make an appearance in court. [O. Fr. defaute and default—de = L. dis, apart, and faute.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
default
A military offense, in the British service, is so called.
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British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'DEFAULT' in Nouns Frequency: #2941
Anagrams for DEFAULT »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of DEFAULT in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of DEFAULT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of DEFAULT in a Sentence
Left to their own devices and with this information overload, families don't know where to start, so they default to this third party system of telling them what's good and what's not.
Black US Senate candidates, and especially Black politically progressive Democratic candidates, have found it difficult to get traction and win statewide elections due to the default political conservatism in White majority regions of United States.
There would still be a lot of people and entities not being paid. So in that sense, it’s still a default, i think the credit rating agencies would still be upset.
There is a specific book explaining that. And when you regularly default your obligations without giving specific explanations in particular, you expose yourself to a default or more permanent sanction, we wanted her to know because it was a way to protect her to explain that to her.
But then, as the economy recovered, credit card companies did not decrease their prices accordingly, despite seemingly lower risk of default, during the Covid-19 pandemic, issuers' margins and charge-off rates diverged even further.
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- الافتراArabic
- неизпълнение, неустойка, стойност по подразбиранеBulgarian
- selháníCzech
- standardDanish
- Zahlungsverzug, Grundzustand, Leistungsstörung, Nichterscheinen, Standard, Säumnis, Fristversäumnis, Nichtzahlung, Zahlungseinstellung, VersäumnisGerman
- προεπιλογήGreek
- defecto, por defecto, moraSpanish
- oletusFinnish
- défautFrench
- սկզբնադիրArmenian
- kegagalanIndonesian
- predefinitoItalian
- 기본Korean
- defaultLatin
- niet-nakomingDutch
- wartość domyślnaPolish
- padrão, inadimplênciaPortuguese
- неплатёж, дефолт, значение по умолчаниюRussian
- standardinställningar, standardalternativ, standard, standardvalSwedish
- இயல்புநிலைTamil
- за замовчуваннямUkrainian
- mặc địnhVietnamese
- 默認Chinese
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