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Definition of Renege on

1. Verb. Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation. "She backed out of her promise"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Renege On

Literary usage of Renege on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. OECD Economic Surveys Japan Volume 2003 Issue 18 by OECD Staff, OECD (2004)
"1f private agents are rational, the inflation target is obviously ineffective when the authorities have both the capability and the incentive to renege on ..."

2. The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571). by Kenneth M. Setton (1984)
"... Franche-Comté or the long-coveted duchy of Milan, and her king would be spared the ignominious necessity to renege on the anti-Turkish pledge of Crespy. ..."

3. The Clouded Lens: Persian Gulf Security and U.S. Policy by James H. Noyes (1982)
"When the US, for instance, appears to renege on Resolution 242 or to condone increased Israeli control in Lebanon or to acquiesce in the expansion by force ..."

4. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"Advocates also point out that the project's cancellation would force the United States to renege on agreements signed with European nations, Japan, ..."

5. From Globalism to Regionalism: New Perspectives on Us Foreign and Defense by Patrick M. Cronin (1993)
"To appear to renege on this commitment would raise considerable doubts as to the viability of all other US defense commitments. ..."

6. From Globalism to Regionalism: New Perspectives on Us Foreign and Defense by Patrick M. Cronin (1993)
"To appear to renege on this commitment would raise considerable doubts as to the viability of all other US defense commitments. ..."

7. Power, Competition, and the State by Keith Middlemas (1986)
"... the remaining dollar reserves,7 but to be seen not to renege on convertibility in case the promised Marshall Aid should in some way be withdrawn. ..."

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