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NONPAYMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The deliberate act of failing to pay money
Example:
he was indicted for nonpayment
Synonyms:
evasion; nonpayment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("nonpayment" is a kind of...):
commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonpayment"):
tax evasion (the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report))
Antonym:
payment (the act of paying money)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
Synonyms:
default; nonpayment; nonremittal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("nonpayment" is a kind of...):
financial loss (loss of money or decrease in financial value)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonpayment"):
delinquency (nonpayment of a debt when due)
Antonym:
payment (a sum of money paid or a claim discharged)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Act of failing to meet a financial obligation
Synonyms:
default; nonpayment; nonremittal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("nonpayment" is a kind of...):
failure (an act that fails)
