Definitions for debt
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. debtnoun

   the state of owing something (especially money)

   "he is badly in debt"

2. debtnoun

   money or goods or services owed by one person to another

3. debtnoun

   an obligation to pay or do something

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. debtnoun

   An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.

2. debtnoun

   The state or condition of owing something to another.

   I am in your debt.

3. debtnoun

   Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.

4. Etymology: From dett, from dete (French: dette), from debita, from debitum, neuter of debitus, perfect passive participle of debeo, contraction of, from de + habeo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DEBTnoun

   Etymology: debitum, Latin; dette, French.

   1. That which one man owes to another.

   There was one that died greatly in debt: well, says one, if he be gone, then he hath carried five hundred ducats of mine with him into the other world. Francis Bacon, Apophth. 141.

   The debt of ten thousand talents, which the servant owed the king, was no slight ordinary sum. Brian Duppa, Devotions.

   To this great loss a sea of tears is due;
   But the whole debt not to be paid by you. Edmund Waller.

   Above a thousand pounds in debt,
   Takes horse, and in a mighty fret
   Rides day and night. Jonathan Swift.

   2. That which any one is obliged to do or suffer.

   Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier’s debt;
   He only liv’d but ’till he was a man,
   But like a man he died. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Debt

   Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money or other agreed-upon value to another party, the creditor. Debt is a deferred payment, or series of payments, which differentiates it from an immediate purchase. The debt may be owed by sovereign state or country, local government, company, or an individual. Commercial debt is generally subject to contractual terms regarding the amount and timing of repayments of principal and interest. Loans, bonds, notes, and mortgages are all types of debt. In financial accounting, debt is a type of financial transaction, as distinct from equity. The term can also be used metaphorically to cover moral obligations and other interactions not based on a monetary value. For example, in Western cultures, a person who has been helped by a second person is sometimes said to owe a "debt of gratitude" to the second person.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. debt

   Debt is an amount of money borrowed by one party from another. It is usually used by corporations and individuals as a method of making large purchases that they could not afford under normal circumstances. A debt arrangement gives the borrowing party permission to borrow money under the condition that it is to be paid back at a later date, usually with interest.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Debtnoun

   that which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or to perform for his benefit; thing owed; obligation; liability

2. Debtnoun

   a duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass

3. Debtnoun

   an action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due

4. Etymology: [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de- + habere to have. See Habit, and cf. Debit, Due.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Debt

   A debt is an obligation owed by one party to a second party, the creditor; usually this refers to assets granted by the creditor to the debtor, but the term can also be used metaphorically to cover moral obligations and other interactions not based on economic value. A debt is created when a creditor agrees to lend a sum of assets to a debtor. Debt is usually granted with expected repayment; in modern society, in most cases, this includes repayment of the original sum, plus interest. In finance, debt is a means of using anticipated future purchasing power in the present before it has actually been earned. Some companies and corporations use debt as a part of their overall corporate finance strategy.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Debt

   det, n. what one owes to another: what one becomes liable to do or suffer: a state of obligation or indebtedness: a duty: (B.) a sin.—p.adj. Debt′ed (Shak.), indebted, obliged to.—ns. Debt′ee, a creditor; Debt′or, one who owes a debt: the side of an account on which debts are charged.—Debt of honour, a debt not recognised by law, but binding in honour—esp. gambling and betting debts; Debt of nature, death.—Active debt, a debt due to one, as opposed to Passive debt, a debt one owes; Floating debt, miscellaneous public debt, like exchequer and treasury bills, as opposed to Funded debt, that which has been converted into perpetual annuities like consols in Britain.—In one's debt, under a pecuniary obligation to one. [O. Fr. dette—L. debitum, debēre, to owe.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. debt

   1. A rope to your foot, cockleburs in your hair, and a clothespin on your tongue. 2. The devil in disguise.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. DEBT

   A big word beginning with Owe, which grows bigger the more it is contracted.

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1. DEBT

   What does DEBT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DEBT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Indebtedness
   • Liabilities
   • Obligation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'debt' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1888

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'debt' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3196

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'debt' in Nouns Frequency: #645

How to pronounce debt?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say debt in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of debt in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of debt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of debt in a Sentence

1. Trisha Peries:

   Overall, the budget is unlikely to help the economic situation significantly and does not give a strong indication of how it expects to meet its debt obligations going forward or how it expects to address the plummeting reserves, there is no clear indication of a move towards the IMF, as they continue to look for bilateral and multilateral support echoing the Central Bank of Sri Lanka roadmap.

2. Joe Manchin:

   How can it add flames to inflation fires right now if you're paying down debt.

3. Peter Wong:

   Currently it is hard enough to collect debt from low-ranking state executives let alone for the higher ranked ones. How do you pressure them? You can't. You have to write it off.

4. Christine Lagarde:

   With revenues down, fiscal deficits are only slowly declining, despite significant reforms on both the spending and revenue sides, including the introduction of VAT and excise taxes, this has led to a sharp increase in public debt, from 13 percent of GDP in 2013 to 33 percent in 2018.

5. Kay Ivey:

   We must put a greater focus on preventing veteran suicide and on supporting these brave men and women after they return home, which is why I am so proud of the efforts of our student veterans embarking on Operation Iron Ruck, our military men and women put it all on the line to ensure our freedoms, and we owe them a debt of gratitude. Alabama will always stand behind our veterans.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=debt
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Debt
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=debt
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debt
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=debt
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=debt
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=debt
10. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=debt