nonpayment

noun

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

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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 The citations are now handled by Metro Transit outside the courts, a change from the previous approach of having Metro Transit police officers issue misdemeanor citations for fare nonpayment. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nonpayment

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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

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