nonpayment
noun
non·pay·ment
ˌnän-ˈpā-mənt 
: neglect or failure to pay
nonpayment of a debt
was evicted for nonpayment of rent
Examples of nonpayment in a Sentence
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Frustrated homebuyers warned the city about ‘King of Coconut Grove’
Cox and his domestic partner Nicole Pearl, who was real estate agent and lawyer for Drive Development, were evicted from their $12,000-per-month Coconut Grove house for nonpayment of rent.
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Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Medicare has a procedure for handling nonpayment of premiums.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Allegations include nonpayment for all hours worked, nonpayment of overtime, not being reimbursed for business expenses and not being paid severance.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The cause of most public housing eviction filings in Maine was nonpayment of rent, based on a separate review of court data collected by Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Maine’s largest legal aid group.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
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Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Medicare has a procedure for handling nonpayment of premiums.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Allegations include nonpayment for all hours worked, nonpayment of overtime, not being reimbursed for business expenses and not being paid severance.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The cause of most public housing eviction filings in Maine was nonpayment of rent, based on a separate review of court data collected by Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Maine’s largest legal aid group.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Nonpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpayment. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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