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 the bond market, yields move in the opposite direction to prices, and rise whenever government debt sells off.

From MarketWatch

I had some debt from school, and have already paid it off.

From MarketWatch

But on the credit front Morgan Stanley’s Lindsay Tyler was less encouraged in a note last week that focused on Oracle’s debt.

From MarketWatch

Strategy on Monday also said it established the reserve of U.S. dollars to support dividends on its preferred stock and interest on debt.

From The Wall Street Journal

Regulators in Puerto Rico said late Friday they had tentatively approved a contract with the liquefied natural gas supplier, which has faced questions about its ballooning debt.

From Barron's

debt

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