debt
∞
2.6
- noun
- /dɛt/
- Sooner or later, that debt must be paid.
- credit card debt
- repay debts
- pay debts
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Watch on YouTubeCould we please split his debt with Harry, with JJ?
- Could we please split his debt with Harry, with JJ?
- All the while, Germany's debt just kept on growing.
- And because I use debt, I pay no taxes.
- I mean, whoever buying that debt is really dumb.
- Sooner or later, that debt must be paid.
- Russia can pay their debts. They can pay their debts,
- They're being more mindful of the country's debt levels and debt problems.
- More debt equals more risk, less debt equals less risk.
- Because I committed to being debt free and self funded.
- China can't wait to buy our debt because China needs it.
- So I also have a lot of debt, student loans.
- Then if you halve that debt, you suddenly feel good.
Examples
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Janus Gaming is a quarter of a million dollars in debt.
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All the while, Germany's debt just kept on growing.
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So the rich know how to use debt to get rich.
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You know, I think really debt is killing us these days.
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But one thing is for sure, this debt payment will not change.
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It's not a sin to be in debt, but it makes things difficult.
Academic text (2012) -
Our national debt is something shocking!
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The acquisition of credit card debt by college students has long been a topic of concern.
Academic text (2013) -
Students discussed their willingness to acquire additional debt and the maximum amount they would ever borrow.
Academic text (2015) -
Many young people today are struggling with student debt after graduation.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A paper telling you how much you must pay
136
3.8
A formal legal or financial promise to do what an agreement says, often with a penalty if not kept
5
7.0
Owing money to another person or company
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4.5
An amount of money someone must pay to another person or company
1
7.7
A bill showing the money you must pay for food or services
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4.8
Money that a person or company owes to others
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.1
A document or digital record, like a bond, that shows someone owes money and when they must pay it back
- Specialized
1
5.7
A short time after hard exercise when the body lacks oxygen and breathing becomes heavy to recover
- Australian
Public controversy in Australia about a computer system that wrongly said people owed welfare money
How Binding
- Specialized
176
5.1
∞
2.6
- Formal
136
3.8
∞
2.8
- Formal
∞
1.4
203
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Debt comes from the old Latin word debitum, which means 'something owed', and from the verb debere, 'to owe'. So a debt today is what you 'owe' someone, usually money or goods.