defaulter

Example Sentences

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Five years after becoming Africa's first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in fortunes as major powers vie for access to its vast reserves of copper.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

It’s my understanding that the defaulter put down $2,000 and my friend cosigned for him to borrow the rest.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

China Evergrande Group, set to be China’s biggest defaulter, saw its shares ease 0.6%, as it struggles to repay more than $300 billion in liabilities.

From Reuters • Jan. 11, 2022

For example, a person who pays their other bills but not their mortgage could be considered astrategic defaulter, he said.

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2013

It was now impossible to do so, unless as a defaulter, and the weight of that paltry debt oppressed me, as if a cannon-ball were slung around my neck.

From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)