nonpayment
noun
non·pay·ment
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Definition of nonpayment
: neglect or failure to pay
nonpayment of a debt was evicted for nonpayment of rent
Examples of nonpayment in a Sentence
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Todd Chrisley may now live in Nashville but WSB-TV questions nonpayment of Georgia taxes. — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, "Accusations of tax evasion, fraud and estranged children: What’s going on with the Chrisleys?," 15 Aug. 2019 During Wednesday's hearing, which ran until almost 8 p.m., Champion referenced the recent disclosures from APS that two people died last summer after having their power cut off for nonpayment. — Ryan Randazzo, azcentral, "Regulators close complaint against APS, leave utility rates unchanged for now," 10 July 2019 Boerner had a year to address his tax delinquency because he was given a notice of sale in 2018 for nonpayment of his 2017 property taxes, Penzone said. — Robert Anglen, azcentral, "Disabled Arizona veteran whose mobile home was auctioned off will get to stay," 19 July 2019 Bipartisan legislation to stop the state’s practice of suspending licenses for nonpayment of court fines died during the General Assembly session. — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, "Out with plastic straws, up with minimum wage and in with happy-hour ads as new laws take effect in Virginia, Maryland and the District," 28 June 2019 Utility regulators in Arizona on Thursday took an emergency action to stop electric companies like Arizona Public Service and Tucson Electric Power from shutting off customers for nonpayment until Oct. 15. — Riley Murdock, azcentral, "Some Arizona electric companies are shutting off the power despite emergency rule," 21 June 2019 Crossroads' lease was canceled for nonpayment of rent. — Matt Wake, al.com, "Planned Huntsville music venue postpones shows," 20 June 2019 Peckinpaugh said the department has distributed 10,168 door hanger notices for service interruption for nonpayment since May 16 and as of today, 1,940 of those households have had their water turned off. — Katrease Stafford, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit halts water shutoffs in temporary moratorium," 2 July 2018 In the case of nonpayment, China can also call in the entire debt at once. — Ben Bohane, New York Times, "South Pacific Nation Shrugs Off Worries on China’s Influence," 13 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonpayment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nonpayment
noun
English Language Learners Definition of nonpayment
formal
: failure to pay money that you owe for rent, taxes, etc.
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