Meanings
nounnonrepayment (countable and uncountable, plural nonrepayments)
plural nonrepayments
- countableuncountableFailure to repay.
Instead of default rates, the department calculated nonrepayment rates, which include both defaulters and borrowers who have never paid a single dollar of principal on their loans.
2015 October 7, Kevin Carey, “Student Debt Is Worse Than You Think”, in New York Times
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