Default

Word DEFAULT
Character 7
Hyphenation de fault
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Definitions and meanings of "Default"

What do we mean by default?

Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation. noun

Failure of a party in a case to make a required court appearance. noun

The failure of one or more competitors or teams to participate in a contest. noun

A particular setting or value for a variable that is assigned automatically by an operating system and remains in effect unless canceled or overridden by the operator. noun

A situation or condition that obtains in the absence of active intervention. noun

To fail to do what is required. intransitive verb

To fail to pay money when it is due. intransitive verb

To revert to a default. intransitive verb

To fail to appear in court as a party to a case when summoned. intransitive verb

To lose a case by not appearing. intransitive verb

To fail to take part in or complete a scheduled contest. intransitive verb

To fail to perform or pay. intransitive verb

To lose (a case) by failing to appear in court. intransitive verb

To fail to take part in or complete (a contest, for example). intransitive verb

(in default of) Through the failure, absence, or lack of. idiom

To fail in fulfilling or satisfying an engagement, claim, or obligation; especially, to fail in meeting a legal or pecuniary obligation at the proper time, as appearance in court, the payment of a debt, or the accounting for funds intrusted to one's care: as, a defaulting defendant or debtor; he has defaulted on his bond, or in his trust.

To fail in duty; offend.

The condition of failing to meet an obligation.

The original software programming settings as set by the factory

A loss incurred by failing to compete.

A selection made in the absence of an alternative.

A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.

The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.

A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires.

Lack; absence.

Fault; offence; wrong act.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Default

The word "default" in example sentences

Switching between modes toggles between the original assignments saved with the setting and the default assignments (taken from #default. pst setting-which is loaded on instantiation of Sculpture, if it exists). ❋ Unknown (2009)

* @param string $default URL to a default image to use if no avatar is available ❋ Noxwizard (2010)

Any adjective you put in front of the word default still means default, said Zane Brown, fixed-income strategist at Lord Abbett.

The article uses the term "default" to describe the possible outcome if the debt ceiling isn't raised. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The word default that's being thrown around is being used inappropriately. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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