DEBT


Meaning of DEBT in English

— debtless , adj.

/det/ , n.

1. something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another: a debt of $50.

2. a liability or obligation to pay or render something: My debt to her for advice is not to be discharged easily.

3. the condition of being under such an obligation: His gambling losses put him deeply in debt.

4. Theol. an offense requiring reparation; a sin; a trespass.

[ 1175-1225; ME dette debita (neut. pl., taken in VL as fem. sing.), n. use of debitus, ptp. of debere to owe, contr. of * dehabere, equiv. to de- DE- + habere to have, possess ]

Syn. 1. obligation, duty, due.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .