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How to pronounce default in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms default option
Type of alternative, choice, option
Type Words
Synonyms nonpayment, nonremittal
Type of financial loss
Has types delinquency
Type Words
Synonyms nonpayment, nonremittal
Type of failure
Type Words
Synonyms default on
Type of neglect, fail
Derivation defaulter
Type Words
Type of absence, loss


he lost the game by default.

Examples of default

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The default danger seems a bit overblown, certainly compared to corporate bonds.
From the stltoday.com
Dress is very casual, with the default being jeans and jerseys or team T-shirts.
From the dailyherald.com
Microsoft isn't going to provide a default list of tracking companies it blocks.
From the online.wsj.com
It looks like Beazer Homes USA is finally putting its default dilemma behind it.
From the forbes.com
He supported one bailout, then refused a second, sending Argentina into default.
From the businessweek.com
High yield bonds are issued by companies that are judged more likely to default.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Credit default swaps gave hedge funds specific tools to short the entire market.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Why should we be shocked that creationism is the default position among Muslims?
From the newscientist.com
Some argue that default and leaving the euro would not be a disaster for Greece.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Fail to pay up
  • Loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"
  • Act of failing to meet a financial obligation
  • Nonpayment: loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
  • Default option: an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
  • Default is a Canadian post-grunge/alternative rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Since forming in 1999 they have released four albums, and have sold more than a million records. ...
  • A default, in computer science, refers to a setting or value automatically assigned to a software application, computer program or device, outside of user intervention. Such settings are also called presets, especially for electronic devices. ...
  • In finance, default occurs when a debtor has not met his or her legal obligations according to the debt contract, e.g. has not made a scheduled payment, or has violated a loan covenant (condition) of the debt contract. A default is the failure to pay back a loan. ...
  • In law, a default is the failure to do something required by law or to appear at a required time in legal proceedings.