負債|ふさいfusai[0]heiban (flat)
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- noundebt; liabilities
- Synonym債務さいむWrittenWritten/legal term for the obligation to repay or perform as agreed, as in 「債務不履行」; 「負債」 leans toward the money owed itself.
- Synonym借金しゃっきんNeutralThe everyday word for borrowed money, common in speech; 「負債」 is more formal and is also the accounting term.
- Synonym借りかりNeutralMoney or a favor one owes, as in 「借りを返す」; includes debts of gratitude, while 「負債」 leans toward accounting.
- Synonym借財しゃくざいWrittenWritten word for borrowed money and the debts it creates; in everyday speech 「借金」 is the normal choice.
- Synonym借銭しゃくせんWrittenWritten but old-fashioned word for money owed; in daily conversation say 「借金」.
- Related負い目おいめNeutralMainly a feeling of owing someone, an emotional or moral debt; it can also mean an actual debt, but 「負債」 is the usual word for financial debt.
- Related借り入れかりいれNeutralBorrowing funds, e.g. from a bank; leans financial jargon. 「負債」 is the total liabilities on the accounting books.
- Related借入しゃくにゅうNeutralSame word as 「借り入れ」 above, in a variant spelling: borrowing funds, a finance term; 「負債」 is the accounting total.
- Related金銭債務きんせんさいむWrittenLegal term for obligations that must be settled in money specifically; 「負債」 is the broader term.
- Antonym資産しさんNeutralAntonym: assets, standing opposite 「負債」 on the accounting books.
- Antonym債権さいけんWrittenLegal antonym: a creditor's claim, standing opposite 「負債」 in the debtor-creditor relationship.
Use 「負債」 for debts and liabilities of individuals and companies alike; in accounting it also means total liabilities. For legal obligations pick 「債務」; for borrowed money in everyday speech 「借金」; for owing someone a favor 「負い目」 or 「借り」. Antonyms: 「資産」 and 「債権」.
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