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debt

[ det ]

noun

  1. something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:

    a debt of $50.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a liability or obligation to pay or render something:

    My debt to her for advice is not to be discharged easily.

  3. the condition of being under such an obligation:

    His gambling losses put him deeply in debt.

  4. Theology. an offense requiring reparation; a sin; a trespass.


debt

/ ɛ /

noun

  1. something that is owed, such as money, goods, or services
  2. bad debt
    a debt that has little or no prospect of being paid
  3. an obligation to pay or perform something; liability
  4. the state of owing something, esp money, or of being under an obligation (esp in the phrases in debt, in ( someone's ) debt )
  5. a temporary failure to maintain the necessary supply of something

    sleep debt

    oxygen debt

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debt

  1. Money, goods , or services owed by an individual, firm, or government to another individual, firm, or government.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • l adjective
  • p· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of debt1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English dette, from Old French, from Latin ŧٲ (neuter plural, taken in Vulgar Latin as feminine singular), noun use of ŧٳܲ “owed,” past participle of ŧŧ “to owe,” contraction of ŧ󲹲ŧ (unrecorded), from ŧ- de- + 󲹲ŧ “to have”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of debt1

C13: from Old French dette, from Latin ŧٳܳ, from ŧŧ to owe, from de- + 󲹲ŧ to have; English spelling influenced by the Latin etymon
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Idioms and Phrases

see head over heels (in debt) .
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Example Sentences

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She said the government needed to stop sitting on its hands and called for the Treasury to restructure the council's debts.

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The combination of these schemes allowed conservative judges in remote federal courthouses to block major policy initiatives by President Biden, such as his efforts to enact student debt relief.

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The payouts were part of a wider financial crisis that left the council with the greatest level of debt of any local authority in England.

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But being high on the list doesn’t mean that debt is overwhelming the population, Chip Lupo, a WalletHub writer and The Times on Monday.

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The company has cited as a “risk factor” that if the shares decline to a certain level, his lenders could force him to sell some of those shares to cover his debt.

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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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