redefault

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noun

A default on a mortgage which has already been modified due to borrower hardship

“The rate of redefaults has been rising.”

OriginEnglish default ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounredefault (plural redefaults)

plural redefaults · alternative re-default

  1. businessA default on a mortgage which has already been modified due to borrower hardship

    The rate of redefaults has been rising.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishdefault
  7. Englishredefault

From re- + default.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

defaulterferulatedtelefraud
Cite this entry
APA

redefault. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redefault

MLA

“redefault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redefault. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redefault,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redefault.

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