debt (d t)n. 1. Something owed, such as money, goods, or services. 2. a. An obligation or liability to pay or render something to someone else. b. The condition of owing: a young family always in debt. 3. An offense requiring forgiveness or reparation; a trespass. [Middle English dette, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *d  bita, pl. of Latin dbitum, debt, neuter past participle of dbre, to owe; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]debt  less adj. |
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