負債(ふさい)

ふさい
noun
debt; liabilities
1. debt; liabilities; financial obligations
Money owed to others. Used both in accounting and financial contexts for formal liabilities, and more broadly for personal debts.
会社(かいしゃ)の負債(ふさい)が増(ふ)えている。
The company's debts are increasing.
負債(ふさい)総額(そうがく)は一億円(いちおくえん)を超(こ)えた。
The total liabilities exceeded 100 million yen.
多額(たがく)の負債(ふさい)を抱(かか)えたまま倒産(とうさん)した企業(きぎょう)もある。
Some companies have gone bankrupt while carrying massive debts.

A formal, financial term. In accounting, 負債(ふさい) appears on the balance sheet opposite 資産(しさん) (assets).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 負債(ふさい)を抱(かか)える (to carry debt)
  • 負債(ふさい)総額(そうがく) (total liabilities)
  • 負債(ふさい)を返済(へんさい)する (to repay debts)
  • 資産(しさん)と負債(ふさい) (assets and liabilities)

USAGE NOTE:
負債(ふさい) is more formal than 借金(しゃっきん) (borrowed money, personal debt). 借金(しゃっきん) is everyday language for owing money, while 負債(ふさい) is the standard term in business, accounting, and legal contexts.

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