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debt [dɛt] n 1. something that is owed, such as money, goods, or services (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) bad debt a debt that has little or no prospect of being paid 3. an obligation to pay or perform something; liability 4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the state of owing something, esp money, or of being under an obligation (esp in the phrases in debt, in (someone's) debt) [from Old French dette, from Latin dēbitum, from dēbēre to owe, from de- + habēre to have; English spelling influenced by the Latin etymon] debtless adj debt (dɛt) n. 1. something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another. 2. a liability or obligation to pay or render something. 3. a sin; trespass. [1175–1225; Middle English dette < Old French < Latin dēbita (neuter pl., taken in Vulgar Latin as feminine singular), n. use of dēbitus, past participle of dēbēre to owe =dē- de- + habēre to have, possess] debt′less, adj.
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debt noun 1. debit, bill, score, account, due, duty, commitment, obligation, liability, arrears, money owing He is still paying off his debts. 2. (Formal) indebtedness, obligation I owe a debt of thanks to her in debt owing, liable, accountable, in the red (informal), in arrears, overdrawn, beholden, in hock (informal, chiefly U.S.), behind with payments in someone's debt indebted to, grateful, obliged to, thankful, appreciative, obligated to, beholden to, under an obligation to I shall be forever in your debt for all your kindness. Quotations "Debt is the worst poverty" [Thomas Fuller Gnomologia] Translations debt [det] A. N 1. (= money owed) → deuda f bad debt → deuda incobrable foreign debt (Pol) → deuda f externa or exterior a debt of honour → una deuda de honor to be in debt (to sb) → tener deudas or estar endeudado(con algn) I am five pounds in debt → debo cinco libras (to a) to get into debt; run into debt; run up debts → contraer deudas to be out of debt → tener las deudas saldadas 2. (fig) a debt of gratitude → una deuda de agradecimiento to be in sb's debt → estar en deuda con algn debt [ˈdɛt] n (= money owed) → dette f He's got a lot of debts → Il a beaucoup de dettes. foreign debt [country] → dette f extérieure to be in debt → avoir des dettes, être endetté(e) to get into debt → s'endetter to get out of debt → s'aquitter de ses dettes bad debt → créance f irrécouvrable [gratitude] → dette f to be in sb's debt → être redevable à qn to owe sb a debt → avoir une dette envers qn debt of thanks (= indebtedness) → dettes fpl debt burden n → fardeau m de la dette debt collector n → agent mf de recouvrement (de créances) debt forgiveness n → annulation f de la dette debt-laden [ˈdɛtleɪdən] adj → croulant sous les dettes inv debt of thanks n → dette f de reconnaissance debt n (= money owed, obligation) → Schuld f; debt of honour (Brit) or honor (US) → Ehrenschuld f, → Verschuldung f → der öffentlichen Hand; to be in debt → verschuldet sein (to gegenüber); to be £5 in debt → £ 5 Schulden haben (to bei); he is in my debt (for money) → er hat Schulden bei mir; (for help etc) → er steht in meiner Schuld; to run or get into debt → Schulden machen, sich verschulden; to get out of debt → aus den Schulden herauskommen; to be out of debt → schuldenfrei sein; to repay a debt (lit, fig) → eine Schuld begleichen; I shall always be in your debt → ich werde ewig in Ihrer Schuld stehen debt: debt collection agency n → Inkassobüro nt debt collector n → Inkassobeauftragte(r) mf, → Schuldeneintreiber(in) m(f) (inf) debt: debt relief n → Schuldenerleichterung m debt rescheduling n → Umschuldung f debt [dɛt] n → debito debts of £5000 → debiti per 5000 sterline a debt of honour/gratitude → un debito d'onore/di gratitudine or di riconoscenza to be in debt (to sb) → essere indebitato/a (con qn), avere debiti (con qn) I am £500 in debt → sono in debito di 500 sterline to be in sb's debt (fig) → essere in debito verso qn to get into debt → far debiti, indebitarsi to be out of debt → essere libero/a da debiti what one person owes to another. His debts amount to over $3,000; a debt of gratitude. ˈdebtor noun a person who owes a debt. in debt owing money. debt → دَيْن dluh gæld Schulden χρέος deuda velka dette dug debito 借金 빚 schuld gjeld dług dívida долг skuld หนี้ borç món nợ 欠款 debt n. deuda. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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