Definitions

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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Alphabet agreed to buy Intersect Power for $4.75 billion, including debt.

From Barron's

So far, the companies have been uncharacteristically prudent with their windfalls, paying down debt and buying back stock rather than spending wildly on takeovers.

From Barron's

The federal government’s interest payments on its debt now exceed its defense spending.

From Barron's

“People tend to repay a credit card,” the authors say, “by allocating their debt repayments proportionally to the relative sizes of their balances.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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