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Meanings of defaulting on an obligation in English
Failure to do something required by law (e.g. pay a debt or appear in legal proceedings)
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Examples for "default"
Examples for "default"
1
A forced event of default is therefore unlikely in the short term.
2
Britain is due to leave the EU by default in 11 days.
3
Yet absent an actual default, China is relatively insulated from market gyrations.
4
Consumer groups, however, warn of the high default risks of crowd-funding loans.
5
Credit default swaps must be written down as their market value declines.
1
That should allow Greece to avoid defaulting on its debt this year.
2
One payment only allowed it five days to make good before defaulting.
3
National power utility, Eskom, is determined to recoup costs from defaulting municipalities.
4
Investors would only take the risk of Greece defaulting on interest payments.
5
That would put the nation at risk of defaulting on its debt.
1
A slight one, as a cousin; but only in default of Charles.
2
They can operate in default mode and struggle to change and innovate.
3
And so, since then, I have served Heaven, in default of you.
4
Number one, it's been in default for at least a year.
5
The country is not yet in default because of a 30-day grace period.
Translations for defaulting on an obligation
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