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Meaning of default | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
dɪˈfɒlt

Definitions

  1. The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
    countable, uncountable
  2. defect, fault, deficiency
  3. The condition of being an obligation that has not been met.
    countable, uncountable
  4. flaw, imperfection
  5. the original software programming settings as set by the factory
    countable, uncountable
  6. A loss incurred by failing to compete.
    countable, uncountable
  7. A selection made in the absence of an alternative.
    countable, uncountable
  8. A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.
    attributive, countable, often, uncountable
  9. The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
    countable, uncountable
  10. A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  11. Lack; absence.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  12. Fault; offence; wrong act.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski mora standard
Čeština selhání
हिन्दी व्यतिक्रम
Hrvatski mora standard
Հայերեն լռելյայն
Bahasa Indonesia asali bawaan
Íslenska greiðsluþrot
日本語 デフォルト
한국어 디폴트
Te Reo Māori hapanga
Bahasa Melayu lalai
Nederlands niet-nakoming
Polski zalec zalegać
Српски mora standard
Tagalog pagkukulang
Tiếng Việt mặc định

Examples

“He failed to make payments on time, and he is now in default.”
“You may cure this default by paying the full amount within a week.”
“The deadline has passed, so the debt is now in default.”
“The team's three losses include one default.”
“The man became the leader of the group as a default.”
“One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.”
“Overall the signage at NIE has the appearance being a top-down artefact driven by institutional policy with English set as the default language.”
“If you don't specify a number of items, the default is 1.”
“This evil has happened through the governor's default.”
“one was dragging a great coat from the window, before which it had long hung as a blind, in total default of glass or shutters”
“regardless of our merit or default”

CEFR level

C2
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