in default

idiom

: having missed a payment that is due
She's in default on her loan.

Examples of in default in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These developments come as two Biden administration initiatives designed to provide relief to borrowers who miss payments on their student loans or are in default are coming to an end on September 30. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 The on-ramp program then kicked in to make sure that no action could be taken that could result in declaring a federal student loan to be in default or otherwise hurt a borrower's credit. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2024 As a result of the suit, Google could be prohibited from bidding in default deals, Kovacevich said, leaving the door open for other search engines to take advantage. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2024 If Google is no longer able to participate in default deals, there’s less incentive for replacement candidates like Microsoft to want to pay as much for platforms to use Bing. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in default 

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“In default.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20default. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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