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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She won awards from the New York Press Club and Newswomen's Club of New York for a 2021 investigative series on student debt.

From The Wall Street Journal

Japan's debts are more than twice the size of the entire economy, and in recent weeks yields on long-dated bonds have hit record highs while the yen has seesawed.

From Barron's

She said she had since been told by her bank that she continued to be liable for nearly £100,000 of debt.

From BBC

“It’s like a never-ending cycle of debt,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal

The amount of money graduates are voluntarily paying to try to clear their post-2012 student debt has risen, BBC analysis of Student Loans Company data has found.

From BBC

debt

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