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undischarged

undischarged

1 8.1
A debt that has not been paid yet
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
  • Specialized
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  • There are still several undischarged debts in the company's accounts.

Examples

  • He was declared bankrupt due to a number of undischarged obligations.

  • The trustee must report any undischarged liabilities to the court.

  • The loan remains undischarged after five years.

  • She has an undischarged balance on her credit card.

  • After failing to make a payment for several months, he struggled with the burden of an undischarged debt.

  • Many students find it difficult to manage undischarged loans after graduation.

  • The bank will not lend him money until his previous undischarged financial obligations are resolved.

Synonyms

outstanding
vsundischarged
  • Specialized
83 3.9

Not yet paid and still owed

applies to a wider range of unpaid obligations beyond just money
unpaid
vsundischarged
50 1.8

Money that someone still owes and has not paid

covers more types of obligation not yet paid, settled, or fulfilled

How Settled

paid
1 1.0
settled
3.4
undischarged
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Surface Forms

undischarged positive

Morphology

undischarged = discharged (transparent) = un + discharge + ed

The negation un- applied to 'discharged' yields 'not paid/settled', which directly matches this financial/legal sense.

Etymology

Undischarged comes from un- 'not' and discharge, which also came to mean 'clear away a duty' or 'remove a charge'—think of a bill or a credit card charge. So an undischarged debt is one that has 'not been cleared' and still must be paid.