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Pronunciation
- /ˈdiːˌfɔlt/ (General-American)
- /ˈdiːˌfɑlt/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /dɪˈfɑlt/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /dɪˈfɒlt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɪˈfɔːlt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdiːˌfɒlt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdiːˌfɔːlt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɪˈfɔlt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English defaut, defaute, from Old French defaute (“fault, defect, failure, culpability, lack”), ultimately from Latin de- (“away”) + fallo (“deceive, cheat, escape notice of”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
He failed to make payments on time, and he is now in default.
You may cure this default by paying the full amount within a week.
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(countable, uncountable) The condition of being an obligation that has not been met.
The deadline has passed, so the debt is now in default.
- (countable, uncountable) the original software programming settings as set by the factory
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(countable, uncountable) A loss incurred by failing to compete.
The team's three losses include one default.
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(countable, uncountable) A selection made in the absence of an alternative.
The man became the leader of the group as a default.
One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.
2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian:Overall the signage at NIE has the appearance being a top-down artefact driven by institutional policy with English set as the default language.
2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 6:
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(attributive, countable, often, uncountable) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.
If you don't specify a number of items, the default is 1.
- (countable, uncountable) The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires.
This evil has happened through the governor's default.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Lack; absence.
one was dragging a great coat from the window, before which it had long hung as a blind, in total default of glass or shutters
1820, [Charles Robert Maturin], Melmoth the Wanderer: A Tale. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Company, and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 156:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Fault; offence; wrong act.
regardless of our merit or default
1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| defaults | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
credit default option · make default · nondefault · default judgment · default judgement · credit default swap · in default · by default · defaultism · default gateway · defaultist · redefault · defaultless · default mode network · defaultly
Descendants
дефо́лт · default · default · 디폴트 · デフォルト
Translations (127)
nb standardinnstilling (electronics, computing: original settings) · sv standard (selection made in the absence of an alternative) · pt valor padrão (value used when none has been given) · uk дефо́лт (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · sv skönsvärde (electronics, computing: original settings) · de Säumnis (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · cs selhání (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · hy լռելյայն (electronics, computing: original settings) · de einzige Wahl (selection made in the absence of an alternative) · fr valeur par défaut (value used when none has been given) · hu gyári beállítás (electronics, computing: original settings) · de Zahlungsverzug (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · tl pagkukulang (law: failure of defendant to appear) · es default (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · cmn 初始設定 /初始设定 (electronics, computing: original settings) · pt predefinição (electronics, computing: original settings) · hu mulasztás (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · ms lalai (electronics, computing: original settings) · sv standard (electronics, computing: original settings) · ru дефо́лт (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · scn primpustatu (value used when none has been given) · es preselección (selection made in the absence of an alternative) · sv standardval (selection made in the absence of an alternative) · fr paramètres usine (electronics, computing: original settings) · tr yokluk (law: failure of defendant to appear) · is sjálfgildi (electronics, computing: original settings) · de Standardeinstellungen (electronics, computing: original settings) · tr gıyap (law: failure of defendant to appear) · tk standart (electronics, computing: original settings) · de Zahlungsausfall (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · nl niet-nakoming (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · cmn 暴雷 (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · de Forderungsausfall (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · fr non-respect (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · is greiðsluþrot (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · el προεπιλεγμένος (electronics, computing: original settings) · et viivitus (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · it mora (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · sv standardinställning (electronics, computing: original settings) · eo defaŭlto (electronics, computing: original settings) · nb standard (electronics, computing: original settings) · pt default (electronics, computing: original settings) · it predefinito (value used when none has been given) · ko 디폴트 (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · ca valor per defecte (value used when none has been given) · scn scucchiata (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · es mora (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · pt configuração padrão (electronics, computing: original settings) · ja 既定 (selection made in the absence of an alternative) · bg стойност по подразбиране (value used when none has been given) · sv skönsvärde (selection made in the absence of an alternative) · pt valor predefinido (value used when none has been given) · tr standart değer (value used when none has been given) · de Standard (value used when none has been given) · scn scunchiuta (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · it morosità (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · vi mặc định (electronics, computing: original settings) · tr standart (electronics, computing: original settings) · el προεπιλογή (electronics, computing: original settings) · pt inadimplência (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · sv standardval (value used when none has been given) · es preconfiguración (electronics, computing: original settings) · tr varsayılan (electronics, computing: original settings) · hu kezdeti/kiindulási érték (value used when none has been given) · da standard (electronics, computing: original settings) · cmn 默认 (value used when none has been given) · nb defaultverdi (electronics, computing: original settings) · de Originaleinstellungen (electronics, computing: original settings) · de Fristversäumnis (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · he ברירת מחדל (electronics, computing: original settings) · pt predeterminado (electronics, computing: original settings) · sv standard (value used when none has been given) · kk дефолт (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · es prevalor (value used when none has been given) · fi oletus (electronics, computing: original settings) · fi oletus (selection made in the absence of an alternative) · mi taunoa (electronics, computing: original settings) · tr temerrüt (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · hu alapértelmezés (electronics, computing: original settings) · fr défaut (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · de Werkseinstellung (electronics, computing: original settings) · bg неустойка (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · fi oletus (value used when none has been given) · nb uteblivelse (law: failure of defendant to appear) · fi poissaolo (law: failure of defendant to appear) · be дэфо́лт (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · mi hapanga (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · id bawaan (electronics, computing: original settings) · fr paramètres par défaut (electronics, computing: original settings) · de Standardeinstellung (electronics, computing: original settings) · de Zahlungseinstellung (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · pt default (value used when none has been given) · it inadempienza (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · de Standardwert (value used when none has been given) · scn scusuta (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · ru значе́ние по умолча́нию (value used when none has been given) · hi व्यतिक्रम (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · de Versäumnis (law: failure of defendant to appear) · de Voreinstellung (electronics, computing: original settings) · fi maksukyvyttömyys (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · ru неплатёж (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · cmn 違約 /违约 (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · nb default (electronics, computing: original settings) · it default (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · hy սկզբնադիր (value used when none has been given) · de Nichterscheinen (law: failure of defendant to appear) · pt configuração inicial (electronics, computing: original settings) · fi laiminlyönti (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · de Nichtzahlung (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · scn mposti (electronics, computing: original settings) · sv standardalternativ (electronics, computing: original settings) · pl wartość domyślna (value used when none has been given) · scn mpustazziuna di partenza (electronics, computing: original settings) · sv standardinställningar (electronics, computing: original settings) · nb standardverdi (value used when none has been given) · bg неизпълнение (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · hy սկզբնադիր (electronics, computing: original settings) · id asali (electronics, computing: original settings) · de Grundzustand (electronics, computing: original settings) · ja デフォルト (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · ru по умолчанию (electronics, computing: original settings) · pl nieuiszczenie należności (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · bg дефо́лт (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · hu alapbeállítás (electronics, computing: original settings) · sv betalningsinställelse (finance: condition of failing to meet an obligation) · de Ausgangswert (value used when none has been given) · ja デフォルト (electronics, computing: original settings)