bad debt

noun

: loans that will not be repaid

banks with millions of dollars of bad debt

Examples of bad debt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Selling your bad debt for only 5% of the outstanding amount without considering other options is a poor decision. — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

That episode arrived weeks before DeFi's yield layer was rebuilt and months before Aave's own bad debt crisis in April. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

But for many others, the decision could ultimately mean missing out on tens or hundreds of thousands in retirement savings or accruing more interest than necessary on bad debt. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026

JPMorgan was similarly forced to write off $170 million in bad debt to Tricolor, and its CEO said the two auto bankruptcies had highlighted concerns about other risky players reliant on opaque forms of financing. — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for bad debt

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• binet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette

Legal Definition

bad debt

see also:

debt