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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBad Debts
/bæd dɛpts/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Debts that are considered uncollectible and are written off as a loss.
"The company had to declare several accounts as bad debts after the clients went bankrupt." - 2
Loans or credit that are unlikely to be repaid.
"Investors are wary of businesses with high levels of bad debts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'bad debts' originates from the combination of 'bad', derived from Old English 'bædd' meaning 'evil' or 'unfavorable', and 'debts', from Latin 'debitum', meaning 'something owed'. The phrase has evolved in financial contexts to denote amounts owed that are unlikely to be collected.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bad Debts" is said worldwide
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mauvais créances
Transliteration: mo-vay kray-ahnss
"L'entreprise a dû déclarer plusieurs comptes comme mauvais créances."
schlechte Schulden
Transliteration: shlek-teh shool-den
"Das Unternehmen musste mehrere Konten als schlechte Schulden deklarieren."
debiti inesigibili
Transliteration: de-bi-ti i-ne-si-gi-bi-li
"L'azienda ha dovuto dichiarare diversi conti come debiti inesigibili."
deudas incobrables
Transliteration: deu-das in-co-bra-bles
"La empresa tuvo que declarar varias cuentas como deudas incobrables."
dívidas incobráveis
Transliteration: di-vi-das in-co-bra-ves
"A empresa teve que declarar várias contas como dívidas incobráveis."
खराब ऋण
Transliteration: kharab rin
"कंपनी को कई खातों को खराब ऋण के रूप में घोषित करना पड़ा।"
坏账
Transliteration: huài zhàng
"公司不得不将几个账户列为坏账。"
불량 채무
Transliteration: bullyang chaemu
"회사는 여러 계좌를 불량 채무로 선언해야 했습니다."
不良債権
Transliteration: furyō saiken
"会社は複数の口座を不良債権として宣言しなければなりませんでした。"
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