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Debt
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Debt
/det/
Debt is a situation where money is owed to someone else.
Synonyms:
liability
obligation
arrears
account
outstanding
Antonyms:
credit
asset
surplus
abundance
Examples:
I have a lot of
debt
right now.
Her
debt
from college is still unpaid.
Etymology:
The word
debt
comes from the Middle English
dett
, derived from the Old French
dette
, which originated from Latin
debitum
, meaning
something owed
.
Usage Statistics:
74 mentions per 1 million words
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