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debt Definition


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debt
noun
    1. Something which is owed. See also bad debt.
      Thesaurus: debit, liability, arrears, red ink, obligation, bill, commitment, due; Antonym: asset, credit.
    2. The state of owing something.
Idiom: in someone's debt
    Under an obligation, not necessarily financial, to them.
Etymology: 13c as dete; from 15c forms with -b-: from French dette, from Latin debitum what is owed.



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