1. running away to avoid paying debts or fulfilling obligations
Usage: archaic; British

Examples

• The merchant was accused of levanting with his creditors’ money.
• After losing heavily at cards, he was caught levanting from the club.
• The landlord suspected his tenant of levanting without paying rent.
• She discovered her business partner had been levanting with the profits.
• The authorities were searching for the man who had been levanting from his debts.