Meanings
noundebt collection (plural debt collections)
plural debt collections
- lawThe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses.
Synonyms: cashing, collection, collection procedure, debt enforcement, encashment, money collection, money squeezing
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses.
Translations
Finnish perintä
- perintäthe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
French encaissement, recouvrement
- encaissementthe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- recouvrementthe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
German Inkasso, Eintreiben
- Inkassothe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- Eintreibenthe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Hungarian inkasszó, behajtás
- inkasszóthe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- behajtásthe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Indonesian inkaso
- inkasothe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Irish bailiú fiach
- bailiú fiachthe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Italian incasso, recupero crediti
- incassothe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- recupero creditithe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Norwegian inkasso
- inkassothe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Polish inkaso, windykacja
- inkasothe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- windykacjathe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Portuguese cobrança, recebimento
- cobrançathe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- recebimentothe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Russian инкасса́ция, взыска́ние до́лга
- инкасса́ция (inkassácija)the process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- взыска́ние до́лга (vzyskánije dólga)the process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- инка́ссо (inkásso)the process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- виндикация (vindikacija)the process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Spanish cobro de deudas, cobranza de débitos
- cobro de deudasthe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- cobranza de débitosthe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Swedish indrivning, inkasso
- indrivningthe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- inkassothe process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Ukrainian інкаса́ція, інка́со
- інкаса́ція (inkasácija)the process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- інка́со (inkáso)the process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
- віндика́ція (vindykácija)the process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses
Cite this entry
APA
debt collection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debt%20collection
MLA
“debt collection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debt%20collection. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debt collection,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debt%20collection.
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