to repudiate a debt; bad debt
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to repudiate a debt; to default on a loan
Often implies the debtor has the ability to pay but intentionally refuses, sometimes by fleeing.
Nà那
gè个
shāng商
rén人
juǎn卷
kuǎn款
dǎo倒
zhàng账
wài外
táo逃
le了
。
That merchant absconded with the funds, defaulting on his debts.
Gōng公
sī司
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
duàn断
liè裂
hòu后
，
dà大
gǔ股
dōng东
shì试
tú图
dǎo倒
zhàng账
。
After the company's capital chain broke, the major shareholder tried to repudiate the debt.
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Jiè借
dài贷
hé合
tong同
zhōng中
yào要
míng明
què确
dǎo倒
zhàng账
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
hòu后
guǒ果
。
The legal consequences of defaulting on a loan must be clearly stated in the lending contract.
noun
bad debt; uncollectible account
Refers to a debt that is considered unlikely to be collected and is often written off.
Yín银
háng行
bì必
xū须
chǔ处
lǐ理
diào掉
zhè这
xiē些
chén陈
nián年
dǎo倒
zhàng账
。
The bank must dispose of these long-standing bad debts.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
dǎo倒
zhàng账
yǐ已
jīng经
tuō拖
qiàn欠
le了
wǔ五
nián年
。
This bad debt has been overdue for five years.
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Jīn今
nián年
de的
cái财
wù务
bào报
gào告
zhōng中
dǎo倒
zhàng账
zēng增
jiā加
le了
。
Bad debts have increased in this year's financial report.