Definitions

debt

[det] / dɛt /

NOUN

money owed to others

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrears bill capital commitment credit damage deficit due indebtedness liability mortgage obligation price tag receipt

STRONG

IOU albatross baggage bite check chit claim cuff debenture debit dues duty encumbrance invoice manifest note reckoning responsibility score tab tally voucher

WEAK

arrearage bad news below the line dead horse in hock in the hole in the red outstandings promissory note red ink

Antonyms

STRONG

irresponsibility

WEAK

asset cash excess profit

Example Sentences

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The domestic sovereign debt market is likely weighed by gains among Japanese equities, which may have spurred risk-on sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is a challenge for a country that depends on energy exports to bring in the dollars it needs to stabilize its currency and make payments on dollar-denominated debt.

From MarketWatch

The arrangement allows Chevron to recover billions of dollars in legacy debt owed by the state oil company PDVSA, while sharply limiting any cash flows to the Venezuelan government.

From Barron's

It also forced a top bank into bankruptcy because of its unsustainable debts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Milei has been on a mission to get citizens to bank their greenbacks to help the state meet foreign debt payments totalling $19 billion this year, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

From Barron's

debt

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