bad debt; irrecoverable debt
Refers to a loan or credit that cannot be collected, typically written off as a loss. Common in business, accounting, and banking contexts.
Bad debts surged due to the economic downturn.
Banks set aside reserves for irrecoverable debts.
Standard spelling with okurigana; common in news and business contexts.
Abbreviated form used mainly in compound terms or headlines.
Variant spelling without the し okurigana; seen in financial documents.
Compound of 貸し (kashi, 'lending', the continuative form of 貸す) and 倒れ (daore, 'collapse, failure', the continuative form of 倒れる). Literally 'lending collapse', referring to a debt that fails to be repaid.