default
noun
failure to act; inaction or neglect.
had defaulted
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past perfectof default.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In January, a court found that they had defaulted on the rent payments and they have been given weeks to vacate the house.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
The decision by a court in Liege came after Standard’s former owner Bruno Venanzi and shareholders of the company holding the club’s stadium requested the move, saying 777 had defaulted on a payment.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
China's biggest private property developer, expired earlier in the day, fuelling fears that it had defaulted on its offshore debt.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2023
The bank alleged that the trust had defaulted on more than $4 million in loans and sought a restraining order prohibiting the transfer of the trust’s properties and freezing the trust’s bank account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
In August it leapt to 25.44 percent, and by the end of the year it stood at 37.7 percent—more than a third of the pool of borrowers had defaulted on their loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
