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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024debt /dɛt/USA pronunciation n. - something that is owed or that one should pay to another:[countable]We owe him a great debt of gratitude for his help.
- an obligation to pay or perform something:[uncountable]He was in debt to the amount of $200,000.
deb•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024debt (det),USA pronunciation n. - something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:a debt of $50.
- a liability or obligation to pay or render something:My debt to her for advice is not to be discharged easily.
- the condition of being under such an obligation:His gambling losses put him deeply in debt.
- Religion[Theol.]an offense requiring reparation;
a sin; a trespass.
- Latin dēbita (neuter plural, taken in Vulgar Latin as feminine singular), noun, nominal use of dēbitus, past participle of dēbēre to owe, contraction of *dēhabēre, equivalent. to dē- de- + habēre to have, possess
- Old French
- Middle English dette 1175–1225
debt′less, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obligation, duty, due.
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