debt (B1)
noun
Pronunciation: /dɛt/
Definition
An amount of money that is owed to someone else and must be paid back.
Examples
He is struggling to pay off his credit card debt.
The company has a significant amount of debt.
She managed to clear her student loan debt.
How to Use debt
- in debt (prepositional phrase)
- Owing money. — "The government is in debt to international lenders."
- debt of honor (idiom)
- A debt that one feels morally obliged to pay, even if it is not legally enforceable. — "He felt it was a debt of honor to repay his friend for the help he had received."
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