default
noun
failure to act; inaction or neglect.
have defaulted
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present perfectof default.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Many of China’s other large developers have defaulted on their debt and investors continue to speculate over how policymakers plan to address the real-estate slump as it drags on into a sixth year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Borrowers are considered to have defaulted if they failed to make payments for 270 days.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Brookfield, meanwhile, which also owns offices through a separate entity, is among downtown landlords who have defaulted on office building loans in recent months and lost their properties to their lenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
Several large Chinese property developers, including Evergrande and Country Garden, have defaulted on their debts in the last few years.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
Despite the invaluable advertising to be derived from an installation of such distinction, the Otises would probably have defaulted had they foreseen the difficulties which preceded completion of the work.
From Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 by Robert M. Vogel
