bad debt
bad debt · bad debts
Forderungsausfall
A debt which cannot be recovered from the debtor, either because the debtor lacks the…A debt which cannot be recovered from the debtor, either because the debtor lacks the money to pay or because the debtor cannot be found and/or forced to pay.
» That company is on the rocks because of bad debts.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A debt which cannot be recovered from the debtor, either because the debtor lacks the money to pay or because the debtor cannot be found and/or forced to pay.
Forderungsausfall
More definitions
- a debt that is unlikely to be repaid
Examples
1 sentencesThat company is on the rocks because of bad debts.
Translations
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By meaning 1
unrecoverable debt:
Forms
plural: bad debtsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable