AWOL French leave abscondence absence absence without leave absentation absenteeism absenting arrear arrearage arrears back debts back payments bad debt be absent be bereaved of be caught napping be neglectful be negligent bouncing check come up short culpa culpable negligence cut day off dearth decline defalcation defect defection defectiveness deferred payments deficiency deficit deficit financing delinquence delinquency departure dereliction disallow disappearance disconformity dishonor dishonoring disregard dollar gap drop escape excused absence fail fail to appear failure fall short falling short fault fleeing forfeit furlough gloss over go astray from holiday hooky ignore imperfection inaction inadequacy inadvertence inadvertency inattention incur loss inferiority inobservance insufficiency keep away kiss good-bye laches lack laissez-faire lapse laxity laxness leave leave of absence leaving let go let ride let slide let slip levant looseness lose lose out lose sight of lose track of mislay misplace miss neglect neglectfulness negligence nod nonadherence nonappearance nonattendance noncompliance nonconformance nonconformity nondischarge of debts nonfeasance nonfulfillment noninterference nonobservance nonpayment nonperformance nonremittal nonrestriction not care for not come not get involved not heed not pay not show up not think omission overdraft overlook overlooking oversight pass over permissiveness poor stewardship privation procrastination protest protested bill refuse to pay remissness repudiate repudiation running away sabbatical leave sacrifice short measure shortage shortcoming shortfall sick leave slackness sleep slight slump stop payment suffer loss take for granted truancy truantism turn up missing uncollectible underage undergo privation unexcused absence unobservance unrigorousness vacation wander from want weakness welsh