welsh [verb] [I] [disapproving] - to avoid doing something you have promised to do, esp. not to pay a debtThe companies do not wish to welch on their debts to bankers. [I]Their competitors' behaviour gave them a great opportunity to welch on their promises. [I]
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Meaning of WELCH in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012