noun
Meaning 1
The failure to make a payment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nonpayment
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
Meaning 2
the deliberate act of failing to pay money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his evasion of all his creditors
- he was indicted for nonpayment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: evasion
Antonyms: payment
Broader terms: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Narrower terms: tax evasion
noun
Meaning 3
loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: default, nonremittal
Antonyms: payment
Broader terms: financial loss
Narrower terms: delinquency
noun
Meaning 4
act of failing to meet a financial obligation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: default, nonremittal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: failure
History
Etymology
From Middle English nonpayement, nonpaiement, nounpaiement, non paiement, equivalent to non- (“no”, adjective) + payment.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: neplacení — failure to pay
- Dutch: wanbetaling — failure to pay
- Dutch: niet-betaling — failure to pay
- Finnish: maksamatta jättäminen — failure to pay
- French: non-paiement — failure to pay
- German: Nichtzahlung — failure to pay
- Latin: impēnsiō — failure to pay
- Manx: neueeck — failure to pay
- Manx: neuyeeilley — failure to pay
- Manx: faagail gyn eeck — failure to pay
- Polish: niepłacenie — failure to pay
- Russian: неупла́та (neupláta) — failure to pay
- Russian: невы́плата (nevýplata) — failure to pay
- Russian: неплатёж (neplatjóž) — failure to pay
- Spanish: impago — failure to pay