Definitions for default
dɪˈfɔltde·fault

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. defaultnoun

   loss due to not showing up

   "he lost the game by default"

2. default, nonpayment, nonremittalnoun

   act of failing to meet a financial obligation

3. nonpayment, default, nonremittalnoun

   loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid

4. default option, defaultverb

   an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified

5. default, default onverb

   fail to pay up

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. defaultnoun

   The condition of failing to meet an obligation.

2. defaultnoun

   the original software programming settings as set by the factory

3. defaultnoun

   A loss incurred by failing to compete.

   The team's three losses include one default.

4. defaultnoun

   A selection made in the absence of an alternative.

   The man became the leader of the group as a default.

5. 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.

6. defaultnoun

   The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.

7. defaultverb

   To fail to meet an obligation.

   If you do not make your payments, you will default on your loan.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. defaultverb

    To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.

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1. DEFAULTnoun

   Etymology: defaut, French.

   1. Omission of that which we ought to do; neglect.2. Crime; failure; fault.

   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.

   3. Defect; want.

   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.

   4. [In law.]Non-appearance in court at a day assigned. John Cowell

2. To Defaultverb

   To fail in performing any contract or stipulation; to forfeit by breaking a contract.

   Etymology: from the noun.

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1. 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.

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1. 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.

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1. 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

2. Defaultnoun

   fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom

3. 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

4. Defaultverb

   to fail in duty; to offend

5. Defaultverb

   to fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty

6. Defaultverb

   to fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default

7. Defaultverb

   to fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend

8. 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

9. Defaultverb

   to leave out of account; to omit

10. 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.]

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1. 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".

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1. 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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. default

   A military offense, in the British service, is so called.

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1. default

   Song lyrics by default -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by default on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Absence
   • Loss

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'default' in Nouns Frequency: #2941

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1. faulted

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of default in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of default in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of default in a Sentence

1. Phil Trieb:

   [I]f we won’t choose to pay the price of liberty, then by default we shall suffer the cost of servitude -- whether it be the iron chains of a tyrannical oligarchy or the regulatory chains of unelected, faceless bureaucrats. When we witness our neighbors abused by tyrants, will we skulk away and hope we’re not next? Or will we stand by them and challenge -- as freedom-loving Americans -- the tyranny of lawless leaders.

2. Ayn Rand, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, 1966:

   The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.

3. Steve Barrow:

   The significance of any Greek default at this juncture is that the negative psyche that results will mix with the trepidation that's already out there over the global financial cycle, hence, we'd see default as a pretty traumatic event for the markets, even if many seem to doubt this right now.

4. Ayn Rand:

   The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.

5. Trey Parker:

   Regardless of whether or not we see an uptick in the default rate in energy loans, energy credit is only 3.5% to 4% of the overall loan market, so even if you had a 25% default rate in all energy loans, it would only be about a 1% uptick in the overall loan market default rate, we believe the loan and high-yield markets have already priced in a lot of the defaults in the energy space.

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