default to something
default
noun
uk /dɪˈfɒlt//ˈdiː.fɒlt/ us /dɪˈfɑːlt/

defaultnoun (RESULT)

[ U ]
the thing that exists or happens if you do not change it intentionally by performing an action: 默认结果，既定结果；预置值；缺省值
Unless something else is agreed, the default is to meet at the hotel at 7.00 p.m. 如果没有变化，按约定下午7点在酒店见面。
default valueThe computer will take 0 as the default value, unless you type in something different.如果不键入其他数值，计算机就把0当作默认值。
in default offormalIn default of (= because there is not) any better alternative, we will have to proceed with the original plan.由于没有更好的方案，我们将只好按原定计划行事。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Standard and routine
average
average Joe
bog-standard
conformance
conformity
conventionalized
diet
given
institutionalize
mainline
quotidian
regular
regularity
regularization
regularize
round
the/your average bearidiom
unchallenging
unextraordinary
unspectacular

defaultnoun (FAILURE)

[ C or U ]
a failure to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: 拖欠，不履行债务;违约
default onDefaults on loan repayments have reached 52,000 a month.拖欠贷款的现象每月已达52000宗。
Any default on your mortgage payments may mean you will lose your house.不按时偿还抵押贷款就意味着可能会失去房子。
in default ofHe is not in default of any loan and there is no payment currently due.
default rateThe national student loan default rate (= the number of people failing to pay) is estimated at one in ten.据估计，约有十分之一的人拖欠偿还国家助学贷款。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

the fact of not doing something you should
failureFailure to follow the employee guidelines can lead to your immediate termination.
defaultThe bank seized his house because his mortgage was in default.
malpracticeThe surgeon was sued for malpractice.
derelictionHe was dishonourably discharged for dereliction of duty.
neglectCorruption and neglect resulted in a government that was weakened enough to be overthrown.
negligenceEducational standards deteriorated thanks to the negligence of the administration.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Borrowing & lending
amortizable
amortization
amortize
bond measure
bond referendum
bonded
credit limit
debt
get behind
hole
lending rate
microcredit
microloan
non-current
non-interest
non-prime
outstanding
use something as collateral
usury
write something off

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Failures
 by default
happening or existing unless some action is taken:
This feature is switched off by default but can easily be activated.
They have assumed the role of peacemakers almost by default.
If you win or lose something by default, especially in sport, you win or lose because someone else has failed to do something, for example did not play or complete the game, or because they broke the rules:
Since they refuse to reply, I think we've won the argument by default.
The Brazilian won silver by default.
He lost his title by default after refusing to defend it.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Sports & games generally
a cheap shotidiom
backdoor
bad bounce
bad hop
board sport
buildering
classic
extreme sport
free running
general manager
insurance
kabaddi
loot
multi-sport
offensive
suspended game
trail running
TTRPG
waive
waiver

default | American Dictionary

default
verb[ I ]
us/dɪˈfɔlt/
to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do:
The company defaulted on a $133 million loan.
default
noun

defaultnoun (FAILURE TO DO)

[ C/U ]us/dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdi·fɔlt/
a failure to do something that you legally have to do, such as pay a debt:
[ C ]Defaults rose to 4 percent of all the bank’s loans.
[ C/U ]us/dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdi·fɔlt/
In sports, to win or lose by default is to win or lose because one side did not compete:
[ U ]Humphrey never showed up, so Wilson won by default.

defaultnoun (STANDARD SETTING)

[ U ]us/ˈdi·fɔlt, dɪˈfɔlt/
a standard setting esp. of computer software, such as of type size or style:
The default color of text on the screen is black.

default | Business English

default
noun[ C or U ]
uk /dɪˈfɔːlt/us
FINANCE
the fact of not paying interest or other money that is owed on time:
Many experts say a default would raise interest rates in the future because the government would be seen as a higher-risk borrower.
Any default on the interest payments will have serious consequences.
Creditors are frequently obliged to terminate the consumer credit agreement because the debtor is in default.
LAW
the fact of not keeping to an agreement or contract:
There will be a joint government review of the agreement if there is any default.
IT
the way that something will happen or appear automatically, especially on a computer, if you do not make any different choices:
Checking this box means that your computer will now use this printer as the default.
The default is to provide a statement monthly.
This is the default setting, but you can change it by going to the Options menu.
We recommend using the defaults that are already set.
 by default
happening or done because no formal choice or decision has been made:
The fear was that unless IAS was adopted, US accounting principles would become the world standard by default.
default
verb[ I ]
uk /dɪˈfɔːlt/us
FINANCE
to fail to pay interest or other money that is owed:
default on a payment/a mortgage/your rentIf a company defaults on its rent, another tenant can be found.
I have never defaulted or been late with previous payments.
LAW
to fail to keep to an agreement or contract:
default on an agreement/a contractThey claimed that education providers had defaulted on their agreement with students to provide a course.
IT
to happen or appear automatically in a particular way, if a user does not make a different choice:
If you do not enter a value it will default to a delay of 20 seconds.

Examples of default

default
First, all defaults are equally 'cognitive ' in the sense that they are part of cognition.
Likewise, in the commissary's court between 1589 and 1591 only 18 debt cases (13 per cent) had their origins in defaults from formal, written bonds.
To prevent the recurrence of such defaults, states rewrote their constitutions to sharply limit the debt they could incur.
In other words, externalized aspects of the motor system rather than internalized aspects of the physical world outside ourselves may provide defaults for our perceptions.
Other examples are defaults which, in the absence of decisive evidence, prefer one interpretation over the other.
Two axioms specify when pragmatic defaults override lexical ones.
However, purely lexical defaults do not extend to the second class of exceptions, which are triggered by context, or wider world knowledge.
The dependence between the individual defaults is driven by a small number of systematic factors.
Closed processes correspond to the desired property of an extension i being closed under application of defaults in h.
The version of the compiled module has defaulted to its hash-generated name.
Whenever an agent is constrained, he should be indifferent between defaulting and not defaulting.
In all cases, however, the outside lender is never defaulted upon.
Reneging or defaulting become much less possible and carry many more far-reaching penalties for the government.
In addition, this layer will use defaults to specify any missing values in a feature structure input.
Second, the sovereignty status of countries limits the extent to which countries can be "punished" for defaulting.
See all examples of default
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations withdefault

default

These are words often used in combination with default.

Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.

credit default swaps
Moreover, he spoke about derivatives, in particular about the problem of naked creditdefault swaps on sovereign bonds.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
default assumption
Now we can (possibly) exercise a default assumption: merge high or merge low without engaging language-specific grammatical assumptions.
default mode
This is referred to as voice-activated control and is the defaultmode for multipoint conferences.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
See all collocations with default