English noun: nonpayment | |||
1. | nonpayment (possession) act of failing to meet a financial obligation | ||
Synonyms | default, nonremittal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | failure | ||
2. | nonpayment (possession) loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid | ||
Synonyms | default, nonremittal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | financial loss | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | delinquency | ||
Antonyms | payment | ||
3. | nonpayment (act) the deliberate act of failing to pay money | ||
Samples | His evasion of all his creditors. He was indicted for nonpayment. | ||
Synonyms | evasion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | tax evasion | ||
Antonyms | defrayal, defrayment, payment | ||