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Where does “nonpayment” come from?

Nonpayment comes from Middle English nounpaiement, meaning the failure or refusal to pay a debt or obligation.

nonpayment (English): The failure to make a payment

Definitions

  1. The failure to make a payment

Ancestry of “nonpayment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnonpayement—
Every word from Middle English nonpayement →