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debt

[det] / dɛt /


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He was being summoned because he was being sued by Midland Credit Management for $3,466.63 in defaulted credit card debt.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

The debt struggles of Evergrande and industry peers including Country Garden, Vanke and Kaisa have had a severe impact on consumer confidence, dissuading many would-be homebuyers from making purchases.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

‘Her bank accounts were stripped bare by Medicaid’: My late friend had $20,000 in credit-card debt.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

By shifting from bonds to bills, Treasury faces more rollover risk—the chance that interest rates will have risen when that debt must be refinanced.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The lady talks to us about her concerns about the high unemployment rate, the recent school closings, the island’s debt.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

Last year's Lions tour made Australia Rugby $35m in profit, wiping out debts of £17.9m.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Between 2004 and 2012, about 40% of borrowers’ charged-off debts were still being reported one year later.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Debts are paid in a legally required priority order, typically beginning with administration expenses, funeral costs and taxes before unsecured debts like credit cards.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

The yen had weakened because of the gap between Japanese and US interest rates, high oil prices and concerns about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's spending plans further swelling Japan's enormous debts.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Now, with the extension of the mortgage bond market into the affairs of less creditworthy Americans, it found its fuel in the debts of the less solvent half.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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