Debt meaning

What does “debt” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“debt” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the state of owing something (especially money).

debt

noun

  1. the state of owing something (especially money)

    “he is badly in debt”

  2. money or goods or services owed by one person to another

  3. an obligation to pay or do something

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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