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41bad debt provision — ➔ provision * * * bad debt provision UK US noun [C] UK (US bad debt reserve) ► ACCOUNTING an amount that a company shows on its accounts to represent the money that is owed to it, and that is unlikely to be paid back: »The bank announced an 87%… …
42bad form — Good or recognized, or bad or unaccepted, social usage ● form * * * bad form UK US noun [uncountable] british old fashioned behaviour that people do not like because it breaks a social rule Thesaurus: morally bad or wrong behavioursynonym * * * n …
43Bad Girl (Miracles song) — Bad Girl was a 1959 Doo Wop hit single by Motown Records group The Miracles , issued locally on the Tamla label, and nationally on Chess Records . Although the group had charted regionally prior to this time , with several early songs, including… …
44bad cheque — bad cheques N COUNT A bad cheque is a bank cheque that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the cheque. She wrote another bad check. (in AM, use bad check) …
45bad cheque — UK US noun [C] UK (US bad check) ► BANKING a cheque that is not paid because there is not enough money in the account to pay it: »In some places, issuing a bad cheque is viewed as a criminal offence …
46bad credit — UK US noun [U] ► FINANCE if a person or company has bad credit, they have had difficulty paying back a loan in the past, and a financial institution may decide that it is not safe to lend them money: »The power company asked for a deposit because …
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48bad debt — bad debts N COUNT A bad debt is a sum of money that has been lent but is not likely to be repaid. The bank set aside ₤1.1 billion to cover bad debts from business failures …
49bad debts — Money advanced or trade credit given which will not be repaid. Most businesses make provisions in their accounts for bad debts which are written off against income. Related links value added tax Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and… …
50bad off — (comparative ,worse off; superlative ,worst off) adjective AMERICAN someone who is bad off does not have much money: In the end, they were worse off than when they started …
