🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

mancato pagamento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: manˈkaːto paɡaˈmento

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nonpayment/nɒnˈpeɪmənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il proprietario ha avviato un'azione legale per mancato pagamento dell'affitto."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The failure to make a payment when it is due.

    "The landlord initiated eviction proceedings due to the tenant's nonpayment of rent."
  2. 2

    A situation or condition resulting from not making a payment.

    "Nonpayment of the invoice led to a suspension of services."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'nonpayment' is derived from the prefix 'non-', which originates from Latin 'non', meaning 'not', combined with the word 'payment', which comes from the Old French 'paiment', itself derived from the Latin 'pensare', meaning 'to weigh' or 'to pay'. The term has evolved to denote the failure to make a payment, particularly in financial contexts.

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