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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In Japan, the yields on long-term government debt surged to record highs last week after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled a plan to increase spending and cut consumption tax ahead of snap elections next month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not only did software stocks soar, the sector became the center of a credit boom, with debt investors eagerly funding a surge of private-equity buyouts.

From The Wall Street Journal

A spokesperson for the government said "new debt instruments" were kept under review but that they had to represent "value for money" and "be consistent with wider fiscal objectives".

From BBC

Then this past week, when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called a snap election with a promise to cut taxes, she crystallized fears that Japan’s already massive debt will become unsustainable.

From The Wall Street Journal

But that was resolved by the filmmakers acknowledging his debt to Sendak’s work at the end of the movie.

From Salon

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