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nonpayment

Today it means: The failure to make a payment. Full definition →

Middle English nonpayement

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Middle English · inherited fromnonpayement
English todaynonpayment

From Middle English nonpayement, nonpaiement, nounpaiement, non paiement, equivalent to non- (“no”, adjective) + payment.

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