transcription, транскрипция: [ det ]
( debts)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
Three years later, he is still paying off his debts...
...reducing the country’s $18 billion foreign debt.
N-VAR
see also bad debt
2.
Debt is the state of owing money.
Stress is a main reason for debt.
N-UNCOUNT
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If you are in debt or get into debt , you owe money. If you are out of debt or get out of debt , you succeed in paying all the money that you owe.
He was already deeply in debt through gambling losses...
How can I accumulate enough cash to get out of debt?
PHRASE
3.
You use debt in expressions such as I owe you a debt or I am in your debt when you are expressing gratitude for something that someone has done for you. ( FORMAL )
He was so good to me that I can never repay the debt I owe him...
N-COUNT : usu sing , oft in poss N [ feelings ]