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Another word for renege

verb

To abandon a former position or commitment:

back down (or out), retreat. (Slang) cop out, fink out. See resist

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Credit card companies calculate the odds that people will renege on paying their bills, and that becomes the cost of doing business with people who have poor credit.

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