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.
The country fell into default due to worsening finances.
The country fell into default on its government bonds.
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.
Please reset the settings to default.
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.
default value
default setting; default setup
initial default
default data
default instance
default gateway
Loanword from English 'default'.