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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The program is designed to ensure that nonpayment periods are counted toward loan forgiveness.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
No utilities will be shut off for nonpayment during the closure, according to the notice.
—Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
The buyback program, first established during the Biden-Harris administration in 2023, gives borrowers a safe harbor for nonpayment periods that otherwise wouldn’t count toward student loan forgiveness.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Housing providers are not allowed to evict tenants during the grant’s coverage period for nonpayment of rent.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
No utilities will be shut off for nonpayment during the closure, according to the notice.
—Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
The buyback program, first established during the Biden-Harris administration in 2023, gives borrowers a safe harbor for nonpayment periods that otherwise wouldn’t count toward student loan forgiveness.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Housing providers are not allowed to evict tenants during the grant’s coverage period for nonpayment of rent.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonpayment
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“Nonpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpayment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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