🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Langfristige Schulden

Pronunciation / Transliteration: laŋfʁɪstɪɡə ˈʃʊldən

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Long-term Debt/lɔːŋ tɜːrm dɛt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Unternehmen hat langfristige Schulden aufgenommen, um seine Expansion zu finanzieren."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A financial obligation that is due to be paid over a period longer than one year.

    "The company financed its expansion through long-term debt, ensuring stability in its cash flow."
  2. 2

    Debt instruments that have maturities longer than one year, typically used for significant investments.

    "Investors often prefer long-term debt for its potential to yield higher returns over time."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'long-term debt' combines 'long-term', which originates from the early 20th century in financial contexts, and 'debt', derived from the Latin 'debitum', meaning 'something owed'. The phrase evolved to describe financial obligations that are due over an extended period.

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🇫🇷French → English

dette à long terme

Transliteration: det a lɔ̃ tɛʁm

"L'entreprise a contracté une dette à long terme pour financer son expansion."

🇩🇪German → English

Langfristige Schulden

Transliteration: laŋfʁɪstɪɡə ˈʃʊldən

"Das Unternehmen hat langfristige Schulden aufgenommen, um seine Expansion zu finanzieren."

🇮🇹Italian → English

debito a lungo termine

Transliteration: ˈdebito a ˈluŋɡo ˈtɛr.mine

"L'azienda ha contratto un debito a lungo termine per finanziare la sua espansione."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

deuda a largo plazo

Transliteration: ˈdeu̯ða a ˈlaɾɣo ˈplazo

"La empresa adquirió una deuda a largo plazo para financiar su expansión."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

dívida de longo prazo

Transliteration: ˈd͡ʒivida dʒi ˈlõɡu ˈpɾazu

"A empresa contraiu uma dívida de longo prazo para financiar sua expansão."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

दीर्घकालिक ऋण

Transliteration: dīrghakālik ṛṇ

"कंपनी ने अपने विस्तार के लिए दीर्घकालिक ऋण लिया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

长期债务

Transliteration: chángqī zhàiwù

"公司通过长期债务融资以支持其扩张。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

장기 부채

Transliteration: jang-gi buchae

"회사는 확장을 위해 장기 부채를 이용했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

長期債務

Transliteration: ちょうきさいむ

"会社は拡張のために長期債務を利用しました。"

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