nonpayment

noun

non·​pay·​ment ˌnän-ˈpā-mənt How to pronounce nonpayment (audio)
: neglect or failure to pay
nonpayment of a debt
was evicted for nonpayment of rent

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The vast majority of cases in Presque Isle were for nonpayment of rent. Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024 The last constitutional amendment eliminates mandatory tax sales for nonpayment of property taxes and require the Legislature to provide for such procedures by law. Jacob Mathews | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024 Their life insurance policies also lapsed due to nonpayment. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024 In other words, there was often much more to tenants’ stories than simply the nonpayment of rent. Alexa Eisenberg, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonpayment 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonpayment was in the 15th century

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“Nonpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpayment. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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