ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEFAULT
From Old French defaute, from defaillir to fail, from Vulgar Latin dēfallīre (unattested) to be lacking.
WHAT DOES DEFAULT MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of default in the English dictionary
The first definition of default in the dictionary is a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation or to appear in a court of law at a time specified. Other definition of default is absence or lack. Default is also lack, want, or need.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEFAULT
PRESENT
Present
I default
you default
he/she/it defaults
we default
you default
they default
Present continuous
I am defaulting
you are defaulting
he/she/it is defaulting
we are defaulting
you are defaulting
they are defaulting
Present perfect
I have defaulted
you have defaulted
he/she/it has defaulted
we have defaulted
you have defaulted
they have defaulted
Present perfect continuous
I have been defaulting
you have been defaulting
he/she/it has been defaulting
we have been defaulting
you have been defaulting
they have been defaulting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I defaulted
you defaulted
he/she/it defaulted
we defaulted
you defaulted
they defaulted
Past continuous
I was defaulting
you were defaulting
he/she/it was defaulting
we were defaulting
you were defaulting
they were defaulting
Past perfect
I had defaulted
you had defaulted
he/she/it had defaulted
we had defaulted
you had defaulted
they had defaulted
Past perfect continuous
I had been defaulting
you had been defaulting
he/she/it had been defaulting
we had been defaulting
you had been defaulting
they had been defaulting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will default
you will default
he/she/it will default
we will default
you will default
they will default
Future continuous
I will be defaulting
you will be defaulting
he/she/it will be defaulting
we will be defaulting
you will be defaulting
they will be defaulting
Future perfect
I will have defaulted
you will have defaulted
he/she/it will have defaulted
we will have defaulted
you will have defaulted
they will have defaulted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been defaulting
you will have been defaulting
he/she/it will have been defaulting
we will have been defaulting
you will have been defaulting
they will have been defaulting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would default
you would default
he/she/it would default
we would default
you would default
they would default
Conditional continuous
I would be defaulting
you would be defaulting
he/she/it would be defaulting
we would be defaulting
you would be defaulting
they would be defaulting
Conditional perfect
I would have default
you would have default
he/she/it would have default
we would have default
you would have default
they would have default
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been defaulting
you would have been defaulting
he/she/it would have been defaulting
we would have been defaulting
you would have been defaulting
they would have been defaulting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you default
we let´s default
you default
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
defaulted
Present Participle
defaulting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «DEFAULT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
default.
Patriots don't let their nation default.
We either live with intention or exist by default.
I think anybody who's doing work in their teen years on TV or in the movies, you're a teen idol by default.
A good default, like Portugal or Greece, would be very good for the private equity business.
I knew 'Mars Needs Moms! ' would be a movie seconds after the title came to mind. Similarly, I also knew that my daughter would be calling me a dork as a default term of endearment eventually.
I find myself by default an atheist but fairly unhappily so. It would be bloody marvelous if there was a god.
I made a few records here and there by default, but I wasn't ever comfortable in that role. I wasn't comfortable on stage. We'll see how it goes this time.
Everybody should be normal. Everybody should be nice. I think they go hand in hand, and that to me is the default setting.
We believe that it is very important that we have hopefully averted what would have been the most substantial headwind of all, which is a default for the first time in our history, and that that will contribute to a more positive environment that we hope will allow for greater growth and job creation.
If you want a referendum, vote for the others. Or, in certain cases, you can stay at home, you don't vote and you could find yourself with a referendum by default because you didn't exercise your vote.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFAULT»
Discover the use of
default in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
default and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Daddy by
Default: A Novel
Wrongly accused of fathering a child with a woman he never met, Parker Redman is forced to make support payments due to a legal technicality in spite of the woman's confession that her case was a scam, a situation that compels Parker to ...
2
Discrimination by
Default: How Racism Becomes Routine
And just as default computer settings tend to become locked in or entrenched as the standard, discrimination by default creates a situation in which disparate outcomes are expected, accepted, and taken for granted.
3
Sovereign Debt: From Safety to
Default
Engaging and informative, this timely guide will help you put many of the issues associated with this area of international finance in perspective. Sovereign debt?borrowing by governments?has long been a feature of world finance.
4
Death by
Default: A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China's State ...
- A New Order This book uncovers the secret world of starvation, disease, and unnatural death- a world into which thousands of Chinese citizens disappear each year.
Robin Munro, Jeff Rigsby, 1996
5
Measuring Corporate
Default Risk
Based on the author's Clarendon Lectures in Finance, this book develops and implements statistical methods for modelling corporate credit risk.
6
Default Risk in Bond and Credit Derivatives Markets
Due to the scarcity of reliable data, the existing literature on default risk still displays an imbalance between theoretical and empirical contributions. Consequently, the focus of this book is on empirical work.
7
Statutory
Default Rules: How to Interpret Unclear Legislation
This book takes a fresh approach by focusing instead on what judges should do once the legal materials fail to resolve the interpretive question.
8
Race and
Default in Credit Markets: A Colloquy
A research & commentary on the critical policy issue of whether or not racial discrimination exists in the home mortgage lending industry. A collection of essays on this topic by experts such as John Yinger, Stephen Ross, & George Galster.
9
An Introduction to
Default Logic
The major theme is not Artificial Intelligence applications, although these are discussed throughout in sketch fonn. Rather, the book places a heavy emphasis on the fonnal development of default logic, results and problems.
10
CDS Delivery Option: Better Pricing of Credit
Default Swaps
The book includes detailed information on: how to value a CDS contract how to value the delivery option how contract value changes when the yield curve flattens or becomes steeper how contract value changes with bullish or bearish market ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFAULT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
default is used in the context of the following news items.
Greece Too Distressed for Distressed-Debt Funds as Default Looms
Trading in the country's debt and derivatives has almost stopped, even after sovereign, financial and corporate bonds dropped as much as 67 ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
'Regretfully, We Are Bankrupt'… Again; Debt And Default in Greece
University of Athens Professor of Political Science and Public Administration Thanos Vermis commented on the default under Trikoupis: “It ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
Greek and Puerto Rican Debt Default: What's the Difference?
Question: How is a Greek default different from a Puerto Rican default? Answer: because Puerto Rico doesn't have its own banking system. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
China says has limited Greek investments, little default impact
Greece's debt default will not have a huge impact upon China as the country has only limited investments in Greece, state media on ... «Kathimerini, Jul 15»
Greek debt crisis: Athens not alone on sovereign default
Their research shows that through 2006, Greece has had five defaults and that it has spent more years of its history in default than not (50.6 per ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Could Greece emulate Argentina's success after it defaulted in 2001?
... 250 pesos (then £175) a week out of their accounts. Within six weeks, Argentina had announced a debt default and the end of convertibility. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
French exposure to possible Greek default 65 billion euros: Senator
PARIS: France's exposure to a Greek debt default would total 65 billion euros (about $72 billion), the head of the French Senate's finance ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
French exposure to Greek default would total 65 billion euros …
France's exposure to a Greek debt default would total 65 billion euros, the Senate's finance commission said Wednesday. The estimate was ... «RFI, Jul 15»
Romania ranks better than Italy or Hungary for default risk
The ranking is based on the market price of credit default swaps (CDS). The CDS is a financial instrument that investors use to protect ... «Romania-Insider.com, Jul 15»
Why new rules should switch to a default price cap on gas and …
It suggests a default tariff that would act as a safeguard against unfair pricing. The price would apply only to the most expensive tariffs and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
