nonpayment
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nonpayment
(ˌnɒnˈpeɪmənt)n
the act or state of not paying
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| Noun | 1. | nonpayment - act of failing to meet a financial obligation failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" |
| 2. | nonpayment - loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid delinquency - nonpayment of a debt when due financial loss - loss of money or decrease in financial value payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged | |
| 3. | nonpayment - the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment" tax evasion - the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
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