All 3 Uses of
default
in
David Copperfield
- I assented to this proposal, in default of being able to suggest anything else.†
Chpt 19-21 *
- Mr. Micawber then embraced Mrs. Micawber, and pressed my hand; leaving me to infer from this broken allusion that his domestic supply of water had been cut off that afternoon, in consequence of default in the payment of the company's rates.†
Chpt 28-30
- Somebody broke down in a piece of knitting, and no one but Sophy was able to put the defaulter in the right direction.†
Chpt 58-60 *
Definitions:
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(default as in: defaulted on their loan) to fail to pay money that was owed
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(default as in: the default options) an automatic result that happens (or already happened) unless it is changed by intentional action