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The correct spelling is defaults.
How to pronounce defaults
noun
Say it like: Def-aul-ts
The correct spelling is defaults. The condition of failing to meet an obligation. For example: "He failed to make payments on time and is now in default."
Usage Examples
“He failed to make payments on time and is now in default.”
“The team's three losses include one default.”
“The man became the leader of the group as a default.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
- 2.The original software programming settings as set by the factory
- 3.A loss incurred by failing to compete.
- 4.A selection made in the absence of an alternative.
- 5.A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.
verb
- 1.To fail to meet an obligation.
- 2.To lose a competition by failing to compete.
- 3.To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.
- 4.To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
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