nonperformance love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A failure or neglect to perform.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Neglect or failure to perform.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A failure to perform a task, especially a task that one was legally bound to do.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Etymologies

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non- +‎ performance

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Examples

  • Of course, I could have upped the payoff for "nonperformance" on my part to, say, $1,000.

    Dieting for Dollars 2008

  • Of course, I could have upped the payoff for "nonperformance" on my part to, say, $1,000.

    An Economic Diet Richard B. McKenzie 2008

  • I'd gotten Mayer's list and a notice that my scholarship had been canceled due to "nonperformance," and I was working on Mayer's list just to stay in the dorm.

    Futures Imperfect Willis, Connie 1994

  • A few days ago, OC terminated SMAM contract on grounds of "nonperformance", a charge the company refuted.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • We soon discovered the cause: the nonperformance of the stapling device.

    Secrets of the Operating Room Paul A. Ruggieri 2011

  • For private label deals, the rate of nonperformance is 31.1%; for all other mortgages, it's 8.6%.

    David Fiderer: The Real Reason Fannie and Freddie Lost So Much Money David Fiderer 2011

  • For private label deals, the rate of nonperformance is 31.1%; for all other mortgages, it's 8.6%.

    David Fiderer: The Real Reason Fannie and Freddie Lost So Much Money David Fiderer 2011

  • Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, representing the government, pointed out that the aerospace suppliers had initiated the lawsuit after a Pentagon contracting officer canceled the contract for nonperformance.

    Court Avoids Discussing Detainees in a Secrets Case Jess Bravin 2011

  • They were empowered to collect federal taxes separate from state accounts, to sue local tax collectors for nonperformance, and to press the state legislatures to answer to requisitions of Congress.

    Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

  • They were empowered to collect federal taxes separate from state accounts, to sue local tax collectors for nonperformance, and to press the state legislatures to answer to requisitions of Congress.

    Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

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