nonpayment
noun
non·pay·ment
ˌnän-ˈpā-mənt 
: neglect or failure to pay
nonpayment of a debt
was evicted for nonpayment of rent
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Meanwhile lawyers for Esplanade Gardens have filed at least 173 suits against tenants for nonpayment of rent.
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Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Biden agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanors for nonpayment of taxes in 2017 and 2018, and to enter a pretrial program on a gun charge.
—Xerxes Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
Expert puts him in top spot on big board
Eversource announces shutoffs for nonpayment will resume.
—Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2024
The would-be president had been kicked out of a local hotel for nonpayment.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
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Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Biden agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanors for nonpayment of taxes in 2017 and 2018, and to enter a pretrial program on a gun charge.
—Xerxes Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
Expert puts him in top spot on big board
Eversource announces shutoffs for nonpayment will resume.
—Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2024
The would-be president had been kicked out of a local hotel for nonpayment.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
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“Nonpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpayment. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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