straight
adjective [after verb] (NOT OWING MONEY) /streɪt/ informalDefinition
› neither owing nor owed any money: You bought the tickets, so if I pay for the taxi, we'll be straight.Borrowing, lending and debt
(Definition of straight adjective (NOT OWING MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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straggly adjective
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straight adjective (CLEAR)
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straight adjective (FOLLOWING EACH OTHER)
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straight adjective (LEVEL)
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straight adjective (NO DRUGS)
- straight adjective (NOT OWING MONEY)
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straight adjective (PLAIN)
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straight adjective (SEXUAL PREFERENCE)
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straight adjective (TIDY)
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straight adjective (TRADITIONAL)
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straight adjective, adverb (HONEST)
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Synonyms and related words:
- amortize verb
- arrears noun
- be in the hole idiom
- borrow verb (RECEIVE)
- bounce verb (NOT PAY)
- building society noun
- call it quits idiom
- credit risk noun
- gearing noun
- get behind phrasal verb
- hock noun (MONEY)
- IOU noun
- liability noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
- national debt noun
- overdraft noun
- pay sth off phrasal verb
- payable adjective
- square the accounts/books idiom
- term noun (RULES)
- tick noun (PAYING LATER)
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