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Word: Default
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French defaut, from defaillir ‘to fail’, based on Latin fallere ‘disappoint, deceive’
dɪˈfɔːlt
ˈdiːfɔːlt
failure to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a law court
Short Definition:failure to fulfil obligation
Examples:- the company will have to restructure its debts to avoid default
- the deteriorating economy pushed defaults to almost $20 billion
a preselected option adopted by a computer program or other mechanism when no alternative is specified by the user or programmer
Short Definition:preselected option
Examples:- the default is fifty lines
- default settings
Word: Default
Speech Type: Verb
dɪˈfɔːlt
fail to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in a law court
Short Definition:fail to fulfil obligation
Examples:- the dealer could repossess the goods if the customer defaulted
- some had defaulted on student loans
(of a device or computer program) revert automatically to (a preselected option)
Short Definition:revert to default
Examples:- when you start a fresh letter the system will default to its own style
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