debt

/det/ n [C]

Definition

› something owed, esp. money: He managed to pay off his debts in two years. › If you are in debt, you owe money: We seem to be perpetually in debt. › If you go into debt, you borrow money.

(Definition of debt n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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