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Discover Ludwig"bad debts" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to debts that are difficult or unlikely to be fulfilled, such as debts owed by bankrupt businesses or people who have died. For example, "The company had to write off several million dollars in bad debts."
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bad debts
noun
Plural of bad debt
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Bad debts are rising.
Charity cases and bad debts nearly doubled.
That is partly because of bad debts.
Provisioning against bad debts has risen sharply.
China has a mountain of bad debts.
As with anything, there are bad debts and good debts.
A decline in bad debts also helped results.
Bad debts galoreSouth Korea edged closer to recession.
Ensure past bad debts are repaid; explain mitigating circumstances.
January 2013: Bad debts start to rise along with profits.
Lending margins and fees rose, while bad debts fell.
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