default on
Example Sentences
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It said if it couldn’t make the payment by that date, it would go into default on its loans, potentially resulting in a bankruptcy filing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Someone who wanted protection against a default on their MBS paid a regular premium to a seller of CDS.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
The default on these machines is you just see the last two to three seconds of the race.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
It would speed up bankruptcy cases and make it easier for banks to sell assets pledged to them by borrowers who default on their loans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
They merely needed to stop rising at the unprecedented rates they had the previous few years for vast numbers of Americans to default on their home loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
