default

/dɪˈfɔːlt/ verb [I]

Translation

› to not do what you have made an agreement to do, especially paying back money you have borrowed

yükümlülüğü yerine getirmemek, ihmal etmek, bilhassa bir borcu ödememek

They have defaulted on their debt repayments.1852

(Definition of default verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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