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BAD DEBT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bad debt mean?
• BAD DEBT (noun)
The noun BAD DEBT has 1 sense:
1. a debt that is unlikely to be repaid
Familiarity information: BAD DEBT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A debt that is unlikely to be repaid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("bad debt" is a kind of...):
debt (money or goods or services owed by one person to another)
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