bad debt
Example Sentences
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The Virginia-headquartered bank late Tuesday set aside $4.07 billion to cover estimated expenses from bad debt, compared with expectations of $3.77 billion, according to data compiled by the London Stock Exchange Group.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
They caution that this could coincide with increased bad debt charges as AI drives job losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
I had some lingering bad debt that I’d been transferring between credit cards for years.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
"A collapse would not just leave many Chinese banks with bad debt, it would also leave hundreds of thousands of Chinese homebuyers without an apartment that they have paid for."
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2023
Will also took over a bicycle-and-tool shop for a bad debt.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
