debt

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 [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

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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.

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

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

B. CPD debt collection N → cobro m de morosos
debt collector N → cobrador(a) m/f de morosos
debt ratio N → tasa f de endeudamiento
debt relief N → alivio m de deuda
debt service, debt servicing N (US) → amortización f de la deuda

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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 [ˈdɛtleɪd^ən] adj → croulant sous les dettes inv
debt of thanks n → dette f de reconnaissance

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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

attr → Schulden-; debt relief/forgiveness → Schuldenerlass m; debt burden → Schulden pl

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debt:

debt collection agency

n → Inkassobüro nt

debt collector

n → Inkassobeauftragte(r) mf, → Schuldeneintreiber(in) m(f) (inf)

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debt:

debt relief

n → Schuldenerleichterung m

debt rescheduling

n → Umschuldung f

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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

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debt (det) noun

what one person owes to another. His debts amount to over $3,000; a debt of gratitude. skuld دَيْن дълг dívida dluh die Schuld gæld; skyld χρέος deuda võlg بدهی؛ قرض velka dette חוֹב उधार, ऋण dug adósság utang skuld debito 借金 채무 skola parāds hutang schuld gjeld dług پور: دپور اخستلوشرايط، ګناه، وبال dívida datorie долг dlh dolg dug skuld ภาวะที่เป็นหนี้ borç 債 борг قرض nợ 债

ˈdebtor noun

a person who owes a debt. skuldenaar, debiteur مَدين، مَدْيون длъжник devedor dlužník der Schuldner skyldner; debitor οφειλέτης deudor võlgnik مدیون؛ بدهکار velallinen débiteur/-trice בַּעַל חוֹב देनदार dužnik adós peminjam skuldunautur debitore, debitrice 借り主 채무자 skolininkas parādnieks penghutang schuldenaar skyldner, debitor dłużnik پوروړى devedor debi­­tor должник dlžník, -čka dolžnik dužnik gäldenär, debitor ลูกหนี้ borcu olan kimse, borçlu 債務人 боржник, дебітор قرضدار con nợ 债务人

in debt

owing money. in die skuld wees مَدين، مَدْيون задлъжнял em dívida zadlužený Schulden haben stå i gæld til nogen χρεωμένος en deuda võlgades بدهی؛ قرض velkainen endetté חָיַב @@@חָיַיב$$$ देनदार biti zadužen, dugovati novac el van adósodva berutang í skuld in debito 借金をして 빚진 skolingas parādā berhutang in de schulden forgjeldet, nedsunket i gjeld w długach پور em dívida îndatorat в долгах dlžný zadolžen dužan i skuld, skuldsatt เป็นหนี้ borçlu, borç içinde 欠債 в боргах جس کے ذمے کسی کی رقم ہو mắc nợ 欠债

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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

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debt

n.  deuda.