contract default

  • 1default — to fail to meet an obligation when due, such as paying a debt. Glossary of Business Terms Failure to meet a margin call or to make or take delivery. The failure to perform on a futures contract as required by exchange rules. The CENTER ONLINE… …

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  • 2Default — Failure to make timely payment of interest or principal on a debt security or to otherwise comply with the provisions of a bond indenture. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. default de‧fault 1 [dɪˈfɒlt ǁ ˈfɒːlt] noun 1. by default… …

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  • 3contract termination — Defense procurement: the cessation or cancellation, in whole or in part, of work under a prime contract or a subcontract thereunder for the convenience of, or at the option of, the government, or due to failure of the contractor to perform in… …

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  • 4default — de·fault /di fȯlt, dē ˌfȯlt/ n [Anglo French defalte defaute lack, fault, failure to answer a summons, from defaillir to be lacking, fail, from de , intensive prefix + faillir to fail] 1: failure to do something required by duty (as under a… …

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  • 5Contract farming — is agricultural production carried out according to an agreement between a buyer and farmers, which establishes conditions for the production and marketing of a farm product or products.[1] Typically, the farmer agrees to provide established… …

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  • 6default — the failure by an entity to abide by the covenants in a debt obligation or other agreement to which it is a party. The most common default is non payment of interest or principal (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) failure to pay or otherwise… …

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  • 7Contract bridge — Bridge declarer play Alternative name(s) Bridge Type trick taking Players 4 Skill(s) require …

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  • 8default judgment — see judgment 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. default judgment …

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  • 9default interest provision — A provision in a contract which: • Provides a contractual sanction against non payment of a sum of money; and • Is a form of liquidated damages for that non payment. A default interest provision is nearly always included in an agreement where… …

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  • 10Default — De*fault , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Defaulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defaulting}.] 1. To fail in duty; to offend. [1913 Webster] That he gainst courtesy so foully did default. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or… …

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