also: ディフォルト · デフォールト · ディフォールト
Finance term for failure to meet a financial obligation, such as not repaying a loan.
その国は国債のデフォルトに陥った。
The country fell into default on its government bonds.
The country fell into default due to worsening finances.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
default (setting); initial value
Computing term for a preset value or configuration used when no alternative is specified.
設定をデフォルトに戻してください。
Please reset the settings to default.
デフォルトのブラウザを変更する。
Change the default browser.
I reset the settings to default.
The company triggered a default on its government bonds.
I left it as the default without making any changes.
デフォルト means a specific act of defaulting on debt payment, while 財政破綻 describes the overall breakdown of an entity's finances.
完済 means paying off a debt in full, the opposite of デフォルト, which means failing to repay it.
default value
default setting; default setup
initial default
default data
default instance
default gateway
Loanword from English 'default'.