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default [dɪˈfɔːlt] n 1. (Law) (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation or to appear in a court of law at a time specified 2. absence he lost the chess game by default in default of through or in the lack or absence of (Law) judgment by default Law a judgment in the plaintiff's favour when the defendant fails to plead or to appear 5. lack, want, or need 6. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science (also)) Computing a. the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered b. (as modifier) default setting vb
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (intr; often foll by on or in) to fail to make payment when due 2. (intr) to fail to fulfil or perform an obligation, engagement, etc. to default in a sporting contest 3. (Law) Law to lose (a case) by failure to appear in court 4. (tr) to declare that (someone) is in default [from Old French defaute, from defaillir to fail, from Vulgar Latin dēfallīre (unattested) to be lacking] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
default verb noun 1. failure (usually in phrase `by default` or `in default of`) want, lack, fault, absence, neglect, defect, deficiency, lapse, omission, dereliction The other team failed to turn up so we won by default. 2. nonpayment, evasion, failure to pay, non-remittance The country can't pay its foreign debts and default is inevitable. Translations default [dɪˈfɔːlt] A. N 1. (on contract) → incumplimiento m (on de) (on payment) → impago m (on de) to be in default → estar en mora judgment by default → juicio m en rebeldía he won by default → ganó por incomparecencia de su adversario we must not let it go by default → no debemos dejarlo escapar por descuido or sin hacer nada in default of → a falta de B. VI 2. (Sport) (= not appear) → no presentarse, no comparecer 3. (Comput) it always defaults to the C drive → siempre va a la unidad de disco C por defecto default [dɪˈfɔːlt] vi (= break legal agreement) → faire défaut to default on sth [+ payment, loan] → ne pas s'acquitter de qch to default on a debt → ne pas s'acquitter d'une dette (= break promise) → manquer à ses engagements [ˈdiːfɔːlt dɪˈfɔːlt] n (COMPUTING) (also default value) → valeur f par défaut by default (= through lack of competition) → par défaut, par contumace to win by default [candidate, politician] → remporter une victoire par défaut; [team, competitor] → gagner par forfait default n (= failure to appear, Jur) → Nichterscheinen nt → vor Gericht; (Sport) → Nichtantreten nt; (= failure to perform duty) → Versäumnis f; (= failure to pay) → Nichtzahlung f; judgement by default (Jur) → Versäumnisurteil nt; to win by default → kampflos gewinnen vi (= not appear, Jur) → nicht erscheinen; (Sport) → nicht antreten; (= not perform duty, not pay) → säumig sein; to default in one’s payments → seinen Zahlungsverpflichtungen nicht nachkommen; it always defaults to the C drive (Comput) → es wird immer das Laufwerk C angesprochen default: default printer n → Standarddrucker m default value n → Standardwert m default [dɪˈfɔːlt] 1. n a. by default → per esclusione judgement by default (Law) → sentenza in contumacia to win by default → vincere per abbandono dell'avversario in default of → in mancanza di b. (Comput) (also default value) → default m inv 2. vi (gen) → essere inadempiente (Law) (not appear) → non presentarsi in giudizio, essere contumace; (not pay) → risultare inadempiente to default on a debt → non onorare un debito default [dɪˈfɔːlt] 1. n a. by default → per esclusione judgement by default (Law) → sentenza in contumacia to win by default → vincere per abbandono dell'avversario in default of → in mancanza di b. (Comput) (also default value) → default m inv 2. vi (gen) → essere inadempiente (Law) (not appear) → non presentarsi in giudizio, essere contumace; (not pay) → risultare inadempiente to default on a debt → non onorare un debito How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| upon every candidate for admission into the association, and that was the condition of having designed, or (more or less) perfected a cannon; or, in default of a cannon, at least a firearm of some description. But, I submit myself to suffer judgment to go by default on all these counts, if need be, and to accept the assurance (on good authority) that nothing like them was ever known in this land. Luker (in default of seeing his way to the purchase) undertake to sell it on commission, and to pay a sum down, on the anticipated result? |
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