Meaning of non-payment | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [C1]
Examples
“[...] it appeared that in 1909 the Excess Insurance Company bought the right to recover⟳ certain sums of money due from the light⟳ railway company, and, on non-payment, secured the appointment of a Receiver in respect⟳ of the undertaking and assets of the company.”
“In one case at least the land⟳ on which a station was built seems to have⟳ been rented, as it is recorded that in November, 1868, a certain Mr. Rice Thomas threatened to eject the Carnarvonshire Railway from its Pant [Pant Glas] Station for non-payment of rent⟳!”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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