English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Bad Debt Pronunciation
Bad Debt is pronounced BAD-DET, IPA /ˈbæd ˈdɛt/.
BAD-DET
US /ˈbæd ˈdɛt/ · UK /ˈbæd ˈdɛt/
Syllables: BAD · DET (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (phrase): Money a business has lent or billed and no longer expects to collect.
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Bad Debt in a Sentence
- The bank wrote the loan off as bad debt.
- Bad debt rose for a third quarter.
- A bad debt still has to appear in the accounts.
Common Mispronunciations of Bad Debt
Not bad-DET
Give both words a beat, because each one is stressed when the phrase stands alone.
Not BAD-DEBT
Leave that b silent, the way doubt and subtle leave theirs.
Tip: The b in debt was put there by scribes who knew the Latin debitum. It has never been said in English.
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