debt cancellation
Wiping financial slate
Debt cancellation is the forgiveness or elimination of money owed—by a lender, government, or other creditor.
The term appears in discussions of student loans, medical bills, and international development: Advocates pushed for student debt cancellation.
Unlike restructuring or deferment, cancellation means the obligation disappears entirely.
- loan restructuringRevising repayment agreement terms
- wealth redistributionShifting assets across society
- fiscal stimulusGovernment spending to boost economy
- judicial decreeOfficial court ruling
- poverty alleviationReducing extreme economic need
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Pursuing owed payments
lending · borrowing · debt servicing · debt restructuring · debt reduction
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Pursuing owed payments
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