# nonpayment

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #81,631

## Definitions
1. The failure to make a payment.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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