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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Horne said his family had to make sacrifices to pay off the debt.

From BBC

She plans to step up defense and industrial spending to drive long-term economic growth while pledging to lower the ratio of government debt relative to the country’s GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal

Three weeks before Epstein’s release, she sent him an email detailing how she was in debt after a U.S. wellness business she had launched collapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company took steps to reassure investors Sunday, saying it has enough assets to cover its debt even if Bitcoin falls to $8,000.

From Barron's

debt

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