Default — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

loss due to not showing up

act of failing to meet a financial obligation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪspˈoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪfˈɒlt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪfˈɒlt/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪspˈoʊn/.

Examples

he lost the game by default

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

default on default option nonpayment nonremittal

Antonyms

pay up payment

Parts of Speech

noun	loss due to not showing up “he lost the game by default”
noun	act of failing to meet a financial obligation
noun	loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
noun	an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
verb	fail to pay up

Word Forms

default	verb	fail to pay up
default	noun	loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
defaulter	noun	someone who fails to meet a financial obligation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Standard

Verlust durch Nichterscheinen

🇫🇷French

défaut

perte due à une non-présentation

🇪🇸Spanish

por defecto

pérdida por no presentarse

🇮🇹Italian

predefinito

perdita per mancata presentazione

🇳🇱Dutch

standaard

verlies door niet verschijnen

🇵🇹Portuguese

padrão

perda por não aparecer

🇷🇺Russian

по умолчанию

потеря из-за неявки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गलती करना

न दिखने से नुकसान

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিফল্ট

না দেখানোর কারণে ক্ষতি

🇮🇳Tamil

இயல்புநிலை

காட்டப்படாததால் இழப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

డిఫాల్ట్

కనిపించకపోవడం వల్ల నష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

डीफॉल्ट

न दिल्यामुळे नुकसान

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂળભૂત

દેખાતા ન હોવાને કારણે નુકસાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವನಿಯೋಜಿತ

ತೋರಿಸದ ಕಾರಣ ನಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരസ്ഥിതി

കാണിക്കാത്തതിനാൽ നഷ്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਫਾਲਟ

ਦਿਖਾਈ ਨਾ ਦੇਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پہلے سے طے شدہ

ظاہر نہ ہونے کی وجہ سے نقصان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

默认

因未出现而造成的损失

🇯🇵Japanese

デフォルト

現れなかったことによる損失

🇰🇷Korean

기본

나타나지 않아 손실

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mặc định

mất mát vì không xuất hiện

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าเริ่มต้น

ขาดทุนเพราะไม่ปรากฏตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

bawaan

kerugian karena tidak muncul

🇲🇾Malay

lalai

rugi sebab tak muncul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقصير

الخسارة بسبب عدم الحضور

🇮🇷Persian

پیش فرض

ضرر به دلیل عدم حضور

🇹🇷Turkish

varsayılan

gelmeme nedeniyle kayıp

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּרִירַת מֶחדָל

הפסד עקב אי הופעה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'default'?

The primary meaning of 'default' is 'loss due to not showing up'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'default' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'default' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'default' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'default' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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