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1. (n.) debt
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another.
2. debt
a liability or obligation to pay or render something.
3. debt
a sin; trespass.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME dette < OF < L dēbita (neut. pl., taken in VL as fem. sing.), n. use of dēbitus, ptp. of dēbēre to owe =dē-de - +habēre to have, possess)
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| Definition of 'debt' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) debt
the state of owing something (especially money)
"he is badly in debt"
2. (noun) debt
money or goods or services owed by one person to another
3. (noun) debt
an obligation to pay or do something
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1. (noun) debt
an amount you owe
credit card debts of more than $40,000; to pay off your debts
2. debt
the situation of owing money
people who are heavily in debt; I got into debt as a student.
3. debt
in sb's debt
grateful to sb for their help
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) debt
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. (noun) debt
a duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass
3. (noun) debt
an action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due
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| Definitions of 'debt' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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debt
1. A rope to your foot, cockleburs in your hair, and a clothespin on your tongue.
2. The devil in disguise.
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Sense: what one person owes to another
His debts amount to over $3,000; a debt of gratitude.
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 Afrikaans: skuld |
 Arabic: دَيْن |
 Bulgarian: дълг |
 Brazilian: dívida |
 Czech: dluh |
 German: die Schuld |
 Danish: gæld; skyld |
 Greek: χρέος |
 Spanish: deuda |
 Estonian: võlg |
 Farsi: بدهی؛ قرض |
 Finnish: velka |
 French: dette |
 Hebrew: חוֹב |
 Hindi: उधार, ऋण |
 Croatian: dug |
 Hungarian: adósság |
 Indonesian: utang |
 Icelandic: skuld |
 Italian: debito |
 Japanese: 借金 |
 Korean: 채무 |
 Lithuanian: skola |
 Latvian: parāds |
 Malay: hutang |
 Dutch: schuld |
 Norwegian: gjeld |
 Polish: dług |
 Persian: بدهی؛ قرض |
 Pashto: پور: دپور اخستلوشرايط، ګن |
 Portuguese: dívida |
 Romanian: datorie |
 Russian: долг |
 Slovak: dlh |
 Slovenian: dolg |
 Serbian: dug |
 Swedish: skuld |
 Thai: ภาวะที่เป็นหนี้ |
 Turkish: borç |
 Taiwanese: 債 |
 Ukrainian: борг |
 Urdu: قرض |
 Vietnamese: nợ |
 Chinese: 债 |
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