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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Housing providers are not allowed to evict tenants during the grant’s coverage period for nonpayment of rent.
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Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Starting in October 2023, payments resumed, but nonpayment wasn’t reported to credit bureaus because the Department of Education provided borrowers with a so-called on ramp.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Tenants must place their rent into an escrow account to protect themselves from eviction for nonpayment of rent, Mallett said.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
The hospital also was in trouble with its backup laboratory, which imposed a credit hold on Orange County Global for nonpayment, the report said.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
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Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Starting in October 2023, payments resumed, but nonpayment wasn’t reported to credit bureaus because the Department of Education provided borrowers with a so-called on ramp.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Tenants must place their rent into an escrow account to protect themselves from eviction for nonpayment of rent, Mallett said.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
The hospital also was in trouble with its backup laboratory, which imposed a credit hold on Orange County Global for nonpayment, the report said.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
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“Nonpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpayment. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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