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Discover LudwigThe phrase "bad debt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a debt which is unlikely to be paid back in full, or a debt which has been written off by a lender. For example, "The company had to write off several bad debts this quarter."
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bad debt
noun
A debt which cannot be recovered from the debtor, either because the debtor doesn't have the money to pay or because the debtor cannot be found and/or forced to pay.
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Bad debt collector.
This is good debt, not bad debt.
The bad debt rate is just 0.19%.
3. There's good debt and bad debt.
Bad debt and free care in Massachusetts hospitals.
This time we are focusing on the transactional activity of bad debt customers.
Most of its bad debt was related to housing.
Rising amounts of bad debt make lenders more risk-averse.
Its investment surge has prompted plenty of bad debt.
All that bad debt is getting harder to collect.
The bad debt charge was down 6% to £149m.
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