[ UK /dˈɛt/ ]
[ US /ˈdɛt/ ]
NOUN
  1. an obligation to pay or do something
  2. the state of owing something (especially money)
    he is badly in debt
  3. money or goods or services owed by one person to another
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How To Use debt In A Sentence

  • He made the declarations while responding to reporters' questions on the bilateral debt forgiveness agreement during yesterday's post-Cabinet news conference at Whitehall.
  • The former Olympic champion may now have been overtaken, but a debt of gratitude is owed to her by the vibrant new star of her sport. Times, Sunday Times
  • Now that I think about it, direct property distraint was a recognized means of compelling welchers to fulfill their obligations in the quasi-anarchic Brehon laws of Celtic Ireland, even if it was a case of tenants or debtors going after landlords or creditors. Shameless Self-promotion Sunday #30
  • The card consolidate credit debt in photoflash intolerant false is of muton, due to the unaffectionate ad vocal that the barnacle yack ethene expense to repp as a perverted cymene. Rational Review
  • It doesn't matter whether their poor credit ratings result from the poor handling of their accounts or from predatory lending practices that trapped them in a mountain of debt.
  • The company is now out of debt.
  • He ran up massive debts borrowing from loan sharks.
  • I am deeply indebted to him for his help.
  • For a variety of reasons, the first quarter of 2017 is expected to see a huge volume of debt issuance. Times, Sunday Times
  • As the last country in the world to abolish slavery, only in 1888, temporary slavery due to indebtedness and forced labour has continued and been combated regularly by Government in isolated regions, where the arms of the justice system face a demographic challenge. Global Voices in English » Brazil: Fighting contemporary slavery
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