debt
debt / det/ • n. something that is owed or due: I paid off my debts | a way to reduce Third World debt. ∎ the state of owing money: heavily in debt. ∎ a feeling of gratitude for a service or favor: we owe them a debt of thanks.PHRASES: be in someone's debt owe gratitude to someone for a service or favor.
debt
debt debt of honour a debt that is not legally recoverable, especially a sum lost in gambling.
See also death pays all debts, national debt, out of debt, out of danger.
See also death pays all debts, national debt, out of debt, out of danger.
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