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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He said: "The department's debt is very large indeed and it is a debt which has been incurred through the supply of defective equipment at a time of national crisis."

From BBC

The will is a public document, but the trust into which all Epstein’s assets will flow after his estate settles debts and legal claims remains shrouded in secrecy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yields on government debt climbed across the globe after the Bank of Japan hiked the country’s interest rate to a 30-year high.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray said last month's Budget would "deliver on our pledge to cut debt and borrowing."

From BBC

And landlords took on lots of debt during the pandemic era of low interest rates, which backfired when rates later spiked.

From The Wall Street Journal

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