Nonpayment Definition & Meaning

nonpayment
noun
  1. act of failing to meet a financial obligation
  2. loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
  3. the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"

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