bad debt; uncollectible account
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
bad debt; uncollectible account; irrecoverable debt
formalA financial accounting term for debt that is unlikely to be collected, often written off as a loss.
Gōng公
sī司
qù去
nián年
chǎn产
shēng生
le了
dà大
liàng量
huài坏
zhàng账
。
The company incurred a large amount of bad debt last year.
Yín银
háng行
xū需
yào要
hé核
xiāo销
zhè这
bù部
fèn分
huài坏
zhàng账
。
The bank needs to write off this portion of bad debt.
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Huài坏
zhàng账
zhǔn准
bèi备
jīn金
shì是
yìng应
duì对
xìn信
yòng用
fēng风
xiǎn险
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
fāng方
fǎ法
。
A bad debt reserve is a method for managing credit risk.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
yīng应
shōu收
zhàng账
kuǎn款
kǒng恐
pà怕
yào要
biàn变
chéng成
huài坏
zhàng账
le了
。
This accounts receivable is likely to become a bad debt.