1.
borrowed money; loan; amount borrowed
Money that a person, household, or company has borrowed and must repay, especially from a bank. A common term in accounting and personal finance.
借入金を返す。
to repay a loan.
会社の借入金が大きく増えた。
The company's borrowings increased substantially.
毎月の利益の一部を借入金の返済に充てている。
We put part of each month's profit toward repaying the loan.
Refers to the borrowed money itself, viewed from the borrower's side. On a balance sheet it appears as a liability.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 借入金を返済する: to repay borrowings
- 借入金の残高: outstanding loan balance
- 借入金が膨らむ: for debt to swell
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 貸付金: loaned money — the same money seen from the lender's side
- 借金: debt — the everyday, more casual word