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/dɪˈfɔːlt/noun
उच्चारण डिफ़ॉल्ट
डिफ़ॉल्ट; चूक
Core word
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[U, C]
what happens or appears if you do not make any other choice or change; failure to do something that must be done by law, especially paying a debt
डिफ़ॉल्ट; चूक
- by default
- loan default
- The phone will use English as its default language.
+ 3 more examples
- Many students keep the default settings on their laptops.
- The team won by default when their rivals failed to turn up.
- Unpaid fees may lead to default and extra charges.
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[I]
to fail to do something that you legally have to do, especially by not paying a debt
भुगतान में चूकना
- default on a loan
- The company defaulted on its bank loan after sales fell sharply.
- Many small farmers default on their loans after a poor harvest.
+ 2 more examples
- He defaulted on three monthly payments in a row.
- Borrowers who default risk losing their property.
Synonyms fail to pay renege
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
default on + loan / payment (verb)
As a verb, default is followed by on when you fail to pay a debt or keep an agreement.
Verb के रूप में 'default' के बाद 'on' आता है जब कर्ज़ चुकाने या समझौता निभाने में चूक हो।
- The company defaulted on its loan.
- Many farmers default on repayments after a drought.
default (noun): failure to pay
As a noun, default means the failure to pay; it often appears in the phrase in default.
Noun के रूप में 'default' का अर्थ भुगतान न करना है; यह प्रायः 'in default' phrase में आता है।
- The borrower is in default.
- The bank took action after the default.
default (computing): the original setting
In computing, the default is the setting that is used if you do not choose another.
Computing में 'default' वह सेटिंग है जो आपके दूसरा विकल्प न चुनने पर लागू होती है।
- The default language of the phone is English.
- Change the default font to Times New Roman.
by default / default to
By default means automatically, because no other choice was made; default to means to return to a standard option.
'By default' का अर्थ अपने-आप, क्योंकि कोई अन्य चुनाव नहीं हुआ; 'default to' का अर्थ मानक विकल्प पर आ जाना है।
- The app opens in dark mode by default.
- If you do not choose, the printer defaults to black and white.
default + judgement (law)
In law, a default judgement is a decision made because one side did not appear in court.
कानून में default judgement वह निर्णय है जो एक पक्ष के अदालत में उपस्थित न होने पर दिया जाता है।
- The court gave a default judgement against the company.
+Collocations 5
verb + default
go intoavoiddeclarefacecause
- The country went into default on its foreign debt.
default + noun
settingoptionpasswordlanguagevalue
- Please change the default password after the first login.
adjective + default
automaticloantechnicalmortgagesovereign
- A loan default can lower your credit score.
in / by / on default
by defaultin defaulton defaultwin by defaultlose by default
- The team won by default because the opponents did not arrive.
default + verb
revert toset asrestoreoverrideappear as
- Press reset to restore the default settings.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's brother changed the default browser on his laptop.
राधिका के भाई ने अपने लैपटॉप का default browser बदल दिया।
- The company defaulted on three instalments in a row.
कंपनी लगातार तीन किश्तों में चूक गई।
- The match was awarded by default after one team withdrew.
एक टीम के हट जाने पर मैच default से दे दिया गया।
- If you do not choose a seat, the system will assign one by default.
यदि आप सीट नहीं चुनते, तो प्रणाली अपने-आप एक सीट दे देगी।
- Defaulters on bank loans may be listed by the bank.
बैंक ऋण में चूक करने वालों की सूची बैंक बना सकता है।
- The printer will use the default paper size unless you change it.
जब तक आप इसे नहीं बदलते, प्रिंटर default कागज़ के आकार का प्रयोग करेगा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He defaulted in his loan.
✓ He defaulted on his loan.
The preposition after default (verb) is on.
Default (verb) के बाद preposition 'on' आता है।
◇Word family
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
By default (because nothing else was chosen), wilful defaulter (a person who can pay a loan but chooses not to).
Collocations: by default (कुछ और न चुनने के कारण), wilful defaulter (ऋण चुका सकने पर भी जानबूझकर न चुकाने वाला)।