Learner’s Word of the Day |
=>Default |
Inflected forms: defaults; defaulted; defaulting
1 : to fail to do something that legally must be done; especially : to fail to make the payments you must make on a loan, mortgage, etc.
• He defaulted on his loan (payments).
• If the borrower defaults, the bank can take the house.
2 of a computer : to automatically use a particular setting, option, etc., unless you choose a different one
• The program defaults to a standard font.
— defaulter noun [count]
plural defaulters
• loan defaulters
Learn about default as a noun.
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