Nonperformance

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A failure or neglect to perform.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Neglect or failure to perform.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A failure to perform a task, especially a task that one was legally bound to do.
  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "Of course, I could have upped the payoff for "nonperformance" on my part to, say, $1,000."
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