trái khoản

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • A debt, an outstanding sum of money: An old-fashioned term for a sum of money that is owed; a debt or a liability.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy đang cố gắng thanh toán các trái khoản cũ. (He is trying to settle the old debts.)
  • Công ty có một trái khoản lớn phải trả. (The company has a large debt to pay.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "trái khoản" is considered archaic and is rarely used in modern everyday Vietnamese. It is primarily found in historical texts, legal documents from past eras, or in formal, literary contexts to evoke a sense of the past.

Variants and Related Words

• Món nợ (n): a debt, a sum owed. This is the modern, common equivalent.

  • Anh ta có nhiều món nợ chưa trả. (He has many unpaid debts.)

• Khoản nợ (n): a debt item, a liability.

  • Khoản nợ này đã đến hạn. (This liability is now due.)

Synonyms

• Debt: something, typically money, that is owed.
• Liability: a financial obligation or debt.

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct idioms using "trái khoản" due to its archaic nature, the concept is central to many idioms about debt.
• Nợ như chúa Chổm: to be deeply in debt.
  • Sau vụ kinh doanh thất bát, anh ấy nợ như chúa Chổm. (After the business failed, he was deeply in debt.)