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defaulting

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /-ˈfɑːlt/
    • /dɪˈfɒlt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-ˈfɑːlt/

Definitions of defaulting word

  • adjective defaulting guilty of a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation 3
  • noun defaulting Present participle of default. 1

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Parts of speech for Defaulting

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adjective
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preposition
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defaulting popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for defaulting

noun defaulting

  • nonpayment — failure or neglect to pay: His property was confiscated for nonpayment of taxes.
  • default — If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it.
  • avoidance — Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.

adjective defaulting

  • in the hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
  • in hock — If someone is in hock, they are in debt.
  • delinquent — Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes.
  • in arrearsin arrears, behind or late, especially in payment: She was three months in arrears on her mortgage and credit card payments. Also, Chiefly Law, in arrear.
  • in the red — any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.

Antonyms for defaulting

noun defaulting

  • payment — something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.

Top questions with defaulting

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