verb
- failed to honor a debt or obligation; reneged on a promise or agreement
Usage: informal; potentially offensive due to ethnic reference
Examples
- He welshed on his bet after losing the game.
- The company welshed on its promise to provide health benefits.
- She felt betrayed when her partner welshed on their business agreement.
- The contractor welshed on the deal and never finished the work.
- They accused him of welshing on his loan payments.
- Don’t welsh on your commitments if you want people to trust you.