nonpayment
1. act of failing to meet a financial obligation • Syn: default, nonremittal • Derivationally related forms: default (for: default) • Hypernyms: failure 2. loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid • Syn: default, nonremittal • Ant: payment • Derivationally related forms: default (for: default) • Hypernyms: financial loss • Hyponyms: delinquency 3. the deliberate act of failing to pay money - his evasion of all his creditors - he was indicted for nonpayment • Syn: evasion • Ant: payment • Hypernyms: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism • Hyponyms: tax evasion
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