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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShort-Term Debt
/ʃɔrt tɜrm dɛt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A financial obligation that is due to be paid within one year.
"The company took out a short-term debt to cover its immediate operational costs." - 2
A loan or credit that is expected to be repaid in a short period.
"Short-term debts are often used to manage cash flow fluctuations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'short-term debt' combines 'short-term', which originates from the early 20th century in financial contexts, and 'debt', derived from the Latin 'debitum', meaning 'something owed'. Over time, the phrase has evolved to describe financial obligations due within a year.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Short-Term Debt" is said worldwide
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dette à court terme
Transliteration: dette à court terme
"L'entreprise a contracté une dette à court terme pour financer ses opérations."
Kurzfristige Schulden
Transliteration: kurzfristige Schulden
"Das Unternehmen hat kurzfristige Schulden aufgenommen, um seine Betriebskosten zu decken."
debito a breve termine
Transliteration: debito a breve termine
"L'azienda ha contratto un debito a breve termine per gestire le spese operative."
deuda a corto plazo
Transliteration: deuda a corto plazo
"La empresa tomó una deuda a corto plazo para cubrir sus costos inmediatos."
dívida de curto prazo
Transliteration: dívida de curto prazo
"A empresa contraiu uma dívida de curto prazo para cobrir suas despesas operacionais."
अल्पकालिक ऋण
Transliteration: Alpkalik Rinn
"कंपनी ने अपने संचालन के लिए अल्पकालिक ऋण लिया।"
短期债务
Transliteration: duǎnqī zhàiwù
"公司为了支付运营成本而借入短期债务。"
단기 부채
Transliteration: dangi buchae
"회사는 운영 비용을 충당하기 위해 단기 부채를 사용했습니다."
短期債務
Transliteration: tanki saimu
"会社は運営費用を賄うために短期債務を利用しました。"
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