nonpayment

Definition of nonpaymentnext

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Recent Examples of nonpayment Under state law, there is a 14-day pre-eviction notice required for nonpayment of rent, which delays the impact. Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026 The federal immigration enforcement raids in Los Angeles County continue to ripple through families, causing loss of breadwinners, employment, income and resulting in nonpayment of rents leading to evictions and homelessness. Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 Charged with nonpayment of taxes in 1969, Old Ebbitt Grill was closed by the IRS and bought the next year by the co-owners of Clyde’s in Georgetown, Stuart Davidson and John Laytham, who initially hoped to secure just the Grill’s beer steins and mahogany bar. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026 Higher interest rates compensate lenders for nonpayment risk; without that flexibility, issuers would narrow underwriting and concentrate lending among the least risky borrowers. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonpayment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonpayment
underpayment
Noun
  • When Medicaid underpayment isn’t addressed, costs shift to employers and families through higher premiums and out-of-pocket expenses.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In each case, every positive percentage shows the degree of underpayment that women receive on the whole.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Nonpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpayment. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.

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