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Noun: nonpayment  nón'pey-munt
  1. The deliberate act of failing to pay money
    "he was indicted for nonpayment";
    - evasion
     
  2. Act of failing to meet a financial obligation
    "Nonpayment of rent led to eviction";
    - default, nonremittal
     
  3. Loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
    "The bank suffered significant losses due to nonpayment of loans";
    - default, nonremittal

Derived forms: nonpayments

Type of: commerce, commercialism, failure, financial loss, mercantilism

Antonym: defrayment