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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dih-fawlt
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfɔlt



Definition of default

Origin :
  • early 13c., "offense, crime, sin," later (late 13c.) "failure, failure to act," from Old French defaute (12c.) "fault, defect, failure, culpability, lack, privation," from Vulgar Latin *defallita "a deficiency or failure," past participle of *defallere, from Latin de- "away" (see de-) + fallere "to deceive, to cheat; to put wrong, to lead astray, cause to be mistaken; to escape notice of, be concealed from" (see fail (v.)). The financial sense is first recorded 1858; the computing sense is from 1966.
  • noun failure; want
  • verb dodge payment
Example sentences :
  • But in default of that, an old one or a story would be welcomed.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • She may wish to confess to me in default of the worthy father.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • He would have to go home to Anna, and confess that he was beaten by default.
  • Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
  • For the default of help she took cold there, and she soon knew that she must die.
  • Extract from : « Stories of King Arthur and His Knights » by U. Waldo Cutler
  • In default of written testimony let us consult monumental evidence.
  • Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
  • He was perpetually giving an account of it to his own soul in default of other listeners.
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
  • Our schools are democratic by default of social interest in them, so to speak.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
  • Default in the payment of interest throws the road into the hands of a receiver.
  • Extract from : « Up To Date Business » by Various
  • Imprimis of Jane Shaxper for default of sute of court fined, 4d.
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare's Family » by Mrs. C. C. Stopes
  • After this, in default of sufficient cavalry, there was no choice but to retire.
  • Extract from : « South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) » by Louis Creswicke

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