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01. They lost their house after [defaulting] on their mortgage.
02. They [defaulted] on their loan, so their credit rating is really bad now.
03. The company has [defaulted] on its payments once again, and is expected to declare bankruptcy.
04. Byron didn't show up for our weekly badminton game, so I figure I win by [default].
05. The [default] setting on my computer Internet browser is set to "google."
06. You can change the [default] setting on your computer to a different font if you want.
07. The default behavior of the application was to allow 3 password attempts.
08. I always change the [default] settings for new software to settings that I like.
09. The font is set too small by [default].
10. I wish I could change the settings of my word processor because the [default] settings for the margins are larger than I need.
11. Just install the program in the [default] directory; changing it will be too complicated.
12. The floppy drive is the [default] drive because it is the first one that the computer tries to access.
13. South Africa's Desmond Tutu once remarked, "I am a leader by [default], only because nature does not allow a vacuum."
14. Any original work you create is by [default] your copyright, unless you sell it.
15. He only became president of the association by [default] because no one else wanted to do it.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • default — de·fault /di fȯlt, dē ˌfȯlt/ n [Anglo French defalte defaute lack, fault, failure to answer a summons, from defaillir to be lacking, fail, from de , intensive prefix + faillir to fail] 1: failure to do something required by duty (as under a… …   Law dictionary

  • Default — De*fault , n. [OE. defaute, OF. defaute, defalte, fem., F. d[ e]faut, masc., LL. defalta, fr. a verb meaning, to be deficient, to want, fail, fr. L. de + fallere to deceive. See {Fault}.] 1. A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Default — may refer to: Default (law), the failure to do something required by law Default judgment Default (finance), failure to satisfy the terms of a loan obligation or to pay back a loan Default (computer science), a preset setting or value Default… …   Wikipedia

  • default — ► NOUN 1) failure to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a law court. 2) a pre selected option adopted by a computer program or other mechanism when no alternative is specified. ► VERB 1) fail to fulfil an obligation,… …   English terms dictionary

  • default — the failure by an entity to abide by the covenants in a debt obligation or other agreement to which it is a party. The most common default is non payment of interest or principal (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) failure to pay or otherwise… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • default — [dē fôlt′, difôlt′] n. [ME < OFr defaute < VL * defallita, pp. of * defallere, to lack < L de , away + fallere, to FAIL] 1. failure to do something or be somewhere when required or expected; specif., a) failure to pay money due b)… …   English World dictionary

  • Default — De*fault , v. t. 1. To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend. [1913 Webster] What they have defaulted towards him as no king. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) To call a defendant or other party… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Default — De*fault , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Defaulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defaulting}.] 1. To fail in duty; to offend. [1913 Webster] That he gainst courtesy so foully did default. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Default — est un groupe de post grunge et rock alternatif canadien originaire de Vancouver, en Colombie Britannique, formé en 1999. Histoire du groupe La majorité du public de Default se trouve au Canada, mais ils gagnent en popularité aux États Unis grâce …   Wikipédia en Français

  • default — [n] failure; want absence, blemish, blunder, dearth, defect, deficiency, delinquency, dereliction, disregard, error, fault, imperfection, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, lapse, miss, neglect, nonpayment, offense, omission, overlooking, oversight …   New thesaurus

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