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debt  (dt)

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.

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[Middle English dette, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *dbita, pl. of Latin dbitum, debt, neuter past participle of dbre, to owe; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

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debtless adj.

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debt

Noun

1. a sum of money owed

2. bad debt a debt that is unlikely to be paid

3. in debt owing money

4. in someone's debt grateful to someone for his or her help: I couldn't have managed without you – I'm in your debt [Latin debitum]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	debt - the state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt" financial obligation, indebtedness, liability - an obligation to pay money to another party
	2.	debt - money or goods or services owed by one person to another liabilities - anything that is owed to someone else arrears - an unpaid overdue debt national debt - the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions) public debt - the total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state and national governments; an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation debt ceiling, debt limit - the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity bad debt - a debt that is unlikely to be repaid installment debt - debt to be paid by installments loan - the temporary provision of money (usually at interest) principal - the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated score - an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later"
	3.	debt - an obligation to pay or do something obligation - a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

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debt

noun debit, bill, score, due, duty, commitment, obligation, liability, arrears >> in debt owing, liable, accountable, in the red (informal) in arrears, beholden, in hock (informal), chiefly U.S.

Translations

debt [dɛt] n → deuda;

to be in debt → tener deudas;

debts of £5000 → deudas de cinco mil libras;

bad debt → deuda incobrable

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debt [dɛt] n → dette f;

to be in debt → avoir des dettes, être endetté(e);

bad debt → créance f irrécouvrable

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debt [dɛt] n → Schuld f;

(state of owing money) → Schulden pl, Verschuldung f;

to be in debt → Schulden haben, verschuldet sein;

bad debt → uneinbringliche Forderung f

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debt [dɛt] n → debito;

to be in debt → essere indebitato/a;

debts of £5000 → debiti per 5000 sterline;

bad debt → debito insoluto