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[dih-fawlt, dee-fawlt] / dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdiˌfɔlt /

NOUN

failure; want

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delinquency nonpayment

STRONG

absence blemish blunder dearth defect deficiency dereliction disregard error fault imperfection inadequacy insufficiency lack lapse miss neglect offense omission overlooking oversight privation shortcoming slight transgression vice weakness wrongdoing

Antonyms

STRONG

abundance accuracy achievement adequacy advantage attention care correction enough excess obedience perfection plenty regard remembrance respect right strength strong point success sufficiency

WEAK

payment satisfaction

VERB

dodge payment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

evade

STRONG

bilk defraud dishonor fail neglect repudiate shirk skate skip stiff swindle

WEAK

leave town meet under arch put on the cuff run out on see in the alley skip out on

Antonyms

STRONG

complete do meet

WEAK

pay

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This means that the platforms would have to change their personalised algorithms, persuasive techniques and default settings, according to the agency.

From Barron's

Despite a number of recent high-profile frauds that ensnared banks like JPMorgan, overall the bank’s loan books have remained healthy with low defaults.

From The Wall Street Journal

The result was a program with higher-than-normal exposure to subprime borrowers, which required Goldman to sock away more revenue for potential future defaults.

From The Wall Street Journal

At a White House dinner in November, hedge-fund billionaire Bill Ackman raised the idea of making universities pay a portion of loans that go into default.

From The Wall Street Journal

Google’s Gemini is the default assistant on Samsung’s newest line of smartphones.

From Barron's

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