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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 yvlog Forms
- l adjective
- p· noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of debt1
Idioms and Phrases
see head over heels (in debt) .Example Sentences
She said the government needed to stop sitting on its hands and called for the Treasury to restructure the council's debts.
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.
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.
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.
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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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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