nonpayment

CEFRC1

/nɑˈnpeɪmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Failure to pay money that is owed.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The failure to make a payment.

Examples

  • The company faced penalties for nonpayment of taxes.

  • The tenant faced eviction for nonpayment of rent.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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In context

  • Nonpayment of rent led to eviction.

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Question 1 · Quick check

The landlord started eviction due to the tenant's blank of monthly rent.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English nonpayement, nonpaiement, nounpaiement, non paiement, equivalent to non- (“no”, adjective) + payment.