transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdet ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English dette, debte, from Anglo-French dette something owed, from Vulgar Latin * debita, from Latin, plural of debitum debt, from neuter of debitus, past participle of debēre to owe, from de- + habēre to have — more at give
Date: 13th century
1. : sin , trespass
2. : something owed : obligation
unable to pay off his debt s
3. : a state of owing
deeply in debt
4. : the common-law action for the recovery of money held to be due
• debt·less -ləs adjective