nonpayment

noun

non·​pay·​ment ˌnän-ˈpā-mənt 

: neglect or failure to pay

nonpayment of a debt

was evicted for nonpayment of rent

Examples of nonpayment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After 360 days of nonpayment, the government could garnish your wages, tax refunds and Social Security payments. — Kamaron McNair,annie Nova, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Oracle, a key compute provider for OpenAI, warned of nonpayment risks, and its massive Stargate data center project faces financing hurdles. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

The report said the average defaulted borrower was nearly 40 years old, from a Southern state and did not have a history of nonpayment before the pandemic. — Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 28 June 2026

That is because the figures capture the marketplace after a nonpayment grace period expired. — ABC News, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonpayment

• copayment
• embayment
• prepayment
• repayment
• claimant
• payment
• overpayment
• underpayment