lapsed

Meanings

• noun

  A situation where one has failed to keep a promise or obligation.

  - "The debtor was in a state of lapsed after missing several loan payments."
  - "The agreement between the two parties had lapsed due to lack of communication."

• verb

  Past tense and past participle of the verb 'lapse'.

  - "The student's grades lapsed during her final year of college."
  - "The company's policy lapsed, and new terms were introduced."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lapsed
mapsed , napsed , capsed , grapsed

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Variants

List of all variants of lapsed that leads to same result
lapsed , lapse , lapser , lapsers , lapses , lapsing , lapse into , lapsed into , lapses into , lapsing into

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Forms

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lapsed (past tense and past participle of lapse), lapses (third person singular present tense)

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'lapsus', meaning 'a slip' or 'fall'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'lapsed' is often used in the context of insurance policies when premiums are not paid on time.

2. The term 'lapsed' can also be used to describe a situation where a legal statute of limitations has passed.

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Related Concepts

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1. Default: A situation where a borrower or debtor fails to fulfill their financial obligations.

2. Expired: A situation where something is no longer valid or in effect.

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How to Memorize "lapsed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a promise or agreement that has been broken, leading to a lapsed situation.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lapsed' with the idea of a broken promise or failed obligation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Lapses: Lost Agreements Promising Success Ended'.

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