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Meanings of defaulting in English

Russian
дефолт
Portuguese
moratória
Spanish
impago
Catalan
impagament

Failure to meet the legal obligations of a loan (e.g. by suspending payments)

        дефолт
        Portuguese
        mora
        Catalan
        morositat
        Spanish
        mora del deudor

        Failure to do something required by law (e.g. pay a debt or appear in legal proceedings)

              Related terms
              mora
              Usage of defaulting in English
              1
              That should allow Greece to avoid defaulting on its debt this year.
              The Irish Times
              2
              One payment only allowed it five days to make good before defaulting.
              Reuters
              3
              National power utility, Eskom, is determined to recoup costs from defaulting municipalities.
              The South African
              4
              Investors would only take the risk of Greece defaulting on interest payments.
              Reuters
              5
              That would put the nation at risk of defaulting on its debt.
              Reuters
              6
              So they retained the rights, rather than those defaulting to the BBC.
              The Guardian
              7
              It was a strange few days because three guys ended up defaulting.
              The Guardian
              8
              Eskom is frustrated with the evasive manoeuvres employed by the defaulting municipalities.
              The South African
              9
              Even a defaulting manager would scarcely seem to warrant so much zeal.
              My Strangest Case
              10
              Lock moved the mouse and it disappeared, defaulting to a log-in screen.
              Lockdown
              11
              That's probably partly the result of borrowers defaulting on home loans.
              Reuters
              12
              This morning, Mr Bruton also spoke out against talk of defaulting on debt.
              The Irish Times
              13
              Like Honeycutt, borrowers often learn the hard way that defaulting triggers serious repercussions.
              Reuters
              14
              The new rules also restrict associates of owners of defaulting companies.
              Reuters
              15
              That would help the company avoid defaulting on its debt and risking bankruptcy.
              Reuters
              16
              California Resources Corp also filed for Chapter 11 after defaulting on interest payments.
              Reuters
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              Translations for defaulting
              Portuguese
              moratóriamora
              Defaulting through the time
              Defaulting across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common