verb
- fails to honor a debt or obligation; breaks a promise or agreement
Usage: informal
Examples
- He welshes on his bets whenever he loses.
- She promised to help but always welshes at the last minute.
- The contractor welshes on payment to his workers.
- Don’t trust him; he welshes on every deal.
- The company welshes on its warranty obligations.
- He welshes on his promise to pay back the loan.