default vs slim pickings

default

noun
  • The condition of failing to meet an obligation. 

  • The condition of being an obligation that has not been met. 

  • The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint. 

  • the original software programming settings as set by the factory 

  • A selection made in the absence of an alternative. 

  • A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed. 

  • A loss incurred by failing to compete. 

verb
  • To fail to fulfill a financial obligation. 

  • To lose a competition by failing to compete. 

  • To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint. 

  • To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard. 

slim pickings

noun
  • A small amount, especially of money; paucity. 

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