debt

/det/ noun

Definition

AMOUNT [C] › an amount of money that you owe someone: She's working in a bar to try to pay off her debts.

OWE MONEY [U] › when you owe money to someone: We don't want to get into debt. He's heavily in debt.

be in sb's debt › to feel grateful to someone who has helped you or given you something: I shall forever be in your debt.

(Definition of debt noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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