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debt
[ det ]
noun
- something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
a debt of $50.
Synonyms: , ,
- a liability or obligation to pay or render something:
My debt to her for advice is not to be discharged easily.
- the condition of being under such an obligation:
His gambling losses put him deeply in debt.
- Theology. an offense requiring reparation; a sin; a trespass.
debt
/ ɛ /
noun
- something that is owed, such as money, goods, or services
- bad debta debt that has little or no prospect of being paid
- an obligation to pay or perform something; liability
- the state of owing something, esp money, or of being under an obligation (esp in the phrases in debt, in ( someone's ) debt )
- a temporary failure to maintain the necessary supply of something
sleep debt
oxygen debt
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- l adjective
- p· noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of debt1
Idioms and Phrases
see head over heels (in debt) .Example Sentences
The parties had already signalled their urgency last month, when they pushed through significant reform of Germany's strict debt rules.
Confidence in the US economy is plummeting as investors dumped government debt amid growing concerns over the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.
“I literally could cry about it right now because I remember when I got ‘The Bold Type,’ I was in debt and I got my first paycheck and I cried because it was so small.
This program is designed to help young borrowers pay off their debt faster, as well as help companies recruit talented workers.
Republicans are pushing tax cuts that would balloon America’s debt by $4.6 trillion over the next decade in order to funnel money back to the wealthy.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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