short-term debt
Definition 1
Debt with a short maturity, usually one year or less.
Definition 2
A part of a company's balance sheet within the current liabilities section. Short-term debt is usually due within one year. If a company has more short-term debt than available cash or investments to cover the debt's payments, the company could be forced to take on additional debt and could be in poor financial health.
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