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debt
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- pronunciation:
- det
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A debt is something that you owe to another person. If a friend gives you five dollars and you have to pay them back, then you have a debt of five dollars. When you pay the money back to your friend, your debt is gone.
After Sam's dad made the last payment for his car, he had no more debts.- similar words:
- bill, claim
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| definition 2: |
When you are in debt, it means that you owe people more money than you can pay.
Borrowing money to buy a new bike put me in debt.After buying a new house, he was in debt to the bank for many years.- similar words:
- burden
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| related words: |
obligation |
| derivation: |
debtless (adj.) |
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