| bad debt | n hutang lapuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| debt | n hutang: to settle a ~, menjelaskan hutang; bad ~, hutang lapuk; ~ - collector, /pemungut, pengutip/ hutang; /get, run/ into ~, mula berhutang: he got into ~ while he lived abroad, dia mula berhutang semasa berada di luar negeri; be in ~, berhutang: he was in ~ all his life, dia berhutang sepanjang hidupnya; be in so’s ~, terhutang budi kpd sso: I will always be in your ~ for your kindness, saya sentiasa terhutang budi atas kebaikan hatimu; be out of ~, (ter)lepas drpd hutang; owe so. a ~ of gratitude, terhutang budi kpd sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| irrecoverable | adj (fml) 1. cannot be got back or regained, tdk /dapat, boleh/ ditebus: ~ loss of crops due to flood, kerugian hasil tanaman akibat banjir yg tdk dapat ditebus; ~ debt, hutang lapuk; 2. that cannot be remedied, irreparable, tdk dapat /dipulihkan, disembuhkan/: ~ injuries, kecederaan yg tdk dapat dipulihkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| write | ~ off, menulis: when he saw the advertisement he wrote off for a catalogue, apabila dia melihat iklan itu, dia menulis utk mendapatkan katalog; ~ so. off, mengetepikan sso: of the five applicants, three can be written off, drpd lima orang pemohon, tiga orang boleh diketepikan; you can ~ him off as a future leader, kamu boleh mengetepikannya sbg pemimpin masa depan; ~ st off, a. cancel st from account, (act.) menghapus kira sst; (pass.) sst hapus kira: the firm has written off thousands of dollars worth of bad debts, firma itu telah menghapus kira beribu-ribu dolar hutang lapuk; b. accept the loss or failure of st, membatalkan sst: our plan had to be written off because of the weather, rancangan kami terpaksa dibatalkan oleh sebab cuaca buruk; c. damage (esp a car) beyond repair, ranap, musnah: four cars were written off in the accident, empat buah kereta telah musnah dlm kemalangan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |