Meaning

1 senses

  1. A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.

    She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Are you welching on the deal?

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  2. They welched on the deal.

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  3. Tom welched on his debt.

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Origin

Alternative form of welsh, from Welsh.

Alternative form of welsh, from Welsh.

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Forms

plural: welches
Singularwelch
Pluralwelches

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
welcher

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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