Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-performing loan

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: non-per-form-ing loan
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bank loan that is subject to a late repayment or is unlikely to be repaid by the borrower in full.

Example Sentences

"Russia's second-largest bank, VTB, reported that the share of non-performing loans (NPLs) in its portfolio that have not been serviced for over 90 days reached 5% in May."

Inflected Forms

non-performing loans (plural)

Phrases

bad debt

Frequently Paired Words

bad debt

Synonyms

NPL

Questions

What does non-performing loan mean?: A bank loan that is subject to a late repayment or is unlikely to be repaid by the borrower in full.

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