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 | ||