Examples of bad debt in a Sentence
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As financial advisors will tell you, not all debt is bad debt.
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Mallika Mitra, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
In 2023, in addition to giving $57.8 million to patients through its charity care program, Mayo Clinic also wrote off almost $90 million of patients’ unpaid bills as bad debt, according to the health system’s tax filings.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 20 Feb. 2025
The improvement is attributed to gains from asset sales and lower bad debt expenses.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
Investment returns will increase and the growth of bad debt decline.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 June 2023
Avoid bad debt and focus on acquiring assets to preserve your wealth.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The increase was driven by higher bad debt expenses, professional fees, and merit increases.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
This leads to mounting bad debt and erratic cash flow, creating instability, especially for businesses with high-ticket sales or long payment cycles.
—Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
This approach ensures a steady cash flow by minimizing overdue payments and reduces the risk of bad debt through proactive monitoring and segmentation.
—Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Mallika Mitra, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
In 2023, in addition to giving $57.8 million to patients through its charity care program, Mayo Clinic also wrote off almost $90 million of patients’ unpaid bills as bad debt, according to the health system’s tax filings.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 20 Feb. 2025
The improvement is attributed to gains from asset sales and lower bad debt expenses.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
Investment returns will increase and the growth of bad debt decline.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 June 2023
Avoid bad debt and focus on acquiring assets to preserve your wealth.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The increase was driven by higher bad debt expenses, professional fees, and merit increases.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
This leads to mounting bad debt and erratic cash flow, creating instability, especially for businesses with high-ticket sales or long payment cycles.
—Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
This approach ensures a steady cash flow by minimizing overdue payments and reduces the risk of bad debt through proactive monitoring and segmentation.
—Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Bad debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20debt. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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