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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have an obligation |
| Synonyms: | be beholden, be bound, be contracted, be in arrears, be in debt, be indebted, be into one for, be obligated, be under obligation, behind, feel bound, get on credit, have borrowed, in hock, incur, lost, on the tab, ought to, run up a bill |
| Antonyms: | pay, resolve, settle |
| Main Entry: | beholden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indebted |
| Synonyms: | bound, grateful, in hock, into, obligated, obliged, on a string, on the arm, on the cuff, on the tab, owe one, owing, responsible, under obligation |
| Antonyms: | ingrateful |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to terms |
| Synonyms: | accept offer, adjust, agree, arrange, assent, bargain, become indebted, bound, buy, circumscribe, clinch, close, come around, commit, consent, covenant, dicker, engage, enter into, firm a deal, give one's word, go along with, hammer out deal, initial*, ink, it's a deal, limit, make terms, negotiate, obligate, owe, pact, pledge, promise, put in writing, set, settle, shake hands on it, sign for, sign papers, sign up, stipulate, swear to, undertake, work out details |
| Notes: | a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities |
| Antonyms: | break off, disagree |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indebted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | under an obligation |
| Synonyms: | accountable, answerable for, appreciative, beholden, bound, bounden, chargeable, duty-bound, grateful, honor-bound, hooked, in debt, in hock, liable, obligated, obliged, owed, owing, responsible, thankful |
| Antonyms: | paid, settled |
| Main Entry: | liability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | answerability, responsibility |
| Synonyms: | accountability, accountableness, amenability, amenableness, arrearage, blame, burden, compulsion, culpability, debt, duty, indebtedness, obligation, onus, owing, subjection, susceptibility |
| Antonyms: | irresponsibility, unaccountability |
| Main Entry: | outstanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | referring to an unpaid debt |
| Synonyms: | due, mature, ongoing, open, overdue, owing, payable, pending, remaining, uncollected, unresolved, unsettled |
| Antonyms: | paid, resolved, settled |
| Main Entry: | overdue |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late, behind schedule |
| Synonyms: | behind time, behindhand, belated, delinquent, due, held up, hung up, jammed, long delayed, mature, not punctual, outstanding, owing, payable, tardy, unpaid, unpunctual, unsettled |
| Antonyms: | early, paid |
| Main Entry: | payable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | to be paid |
| Synonyms: | due, mature, maturing, obligatory, outstanding, overdue, owed, owing, receivable, unpaid, unsettled |
| Antonyms: | paid, settled |
| Main Entry: | unpaid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not settled; taken without remuneration |
| Synonyms: | delinquent, due, in arrears, mature, not discharged, outstanding, overdue, owing, past due, payable, undefrayed, unliquidated, unsettled |
| Antonyms: | paid, settled |
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