renege on a promise

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• renege — /rɪ neɪgˌ rɪ ni:g/ verb ♦ to renege on a promise not to do something which you had promised to do (formal.) ● I was furious when he reneged on the deal …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• renege — re‧nege [rɪˈniːg, rɪˈneɪg ǁ rɪˈnɪg, rɪˈniːg] verb formal renege on an agreement/​deal/​contract etc to fail to do something you had promised or agreed to do: • Some clients reneged on their agreements to sell when the price climbed. • The agency… …   Financial and business terms

• promise — [n1] one’s word that something will be done affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath …   New thesaurus

• Renege — Re*nege , v. i. 1. To deny. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To fail to keep (a commitment or promise); often used with on; as, to renege on one s promise. [PJC] 3. (Card Playing) To revoke; to play a card that cannot legally be played according to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• renege — I verb abandon, abolish, abrogate, annul, back out, bolt, break a promise, call back, contradict, counterorder, countermand, desert, disannul, dissolve, go back on a commitment, go back on a promise, invalidate, nullify, pull out, quit, recall,… …   Law dictionary

• renege — [v] go back on one’s word break one’s promise, cop out*, default, reverse, weasel out*, welsh; concepts 59,63,330 …   New thesaurus

• renege — (also renegue) ► VERB ▪ go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract. DERIVATIVES reneger noun. ORIGIN Latin renegare, from negare deny …   English terms dictionary

• renege — [ri nig′, rineg′, rinēg′] vi. reneged, reneging [ML renegare: see RENEGADE] 1. to back out of an agreement; go back on a promise 2. Card Games to fail to follow suit when required and able to do so vt. Archaic to deny; renounce n. Card Games the… …   English World dictionary

• renege on — verb fail to fulfill a promise or obligation She backed out of her promise • Syn: ↑renege, ↑renegue on, ↑go back on • Derivationally related forms: ↑renege (for: ↑renege) …   Useful english dictionary

• promise — I n. vow 1) to give, make a promise 2) to fulfill, keep a promise 3) to break, renege on, repudiate a promise 4) a broken; empty, hollow; rash; sacred, solemn promise 5) a campaign promise (politicians sometimes break campaign promises) 6) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• renege — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v., informal, break one s word or promise, disavow, disclaim, take back, go back (on), cancel, back out. See nullification, negation, nonpayment. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [ri… …   English dictionary for students