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Definitions for Debt

[1] something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another: a debt of $50.
[2] a liability or obligation to pay or render something: My debt to her for advice is not to be discharged easily.
[3] the condition of being under such an obligation: His gambling losses put him deeply in debt.
[4] Theology . an offense requiring reparation; a sin; a trespass.
[5] something that is owed, such as money, goods, or services
[6] bad debt a debt that has little or no prospect of being paid
[7] an obligation to pay or perform something; liability
[8] the state of owing something, esp money, or of being under an obligation (esp in the phrases in debt, in (someone's ) debt )
[9] a temporary failure to maintain the necessary supply of something sleep debt ; oxygen debt

Words related to Debt

bill, commitment, mortgage, indebtedness, receipt, damage, due, liability, credit, deficit, capital, obligation, arrears, duty, claim, debenture, encumbrance, invoice, chit, voucher

Words nearby Debt

debris, debris bug, debruise, debs, debs, eugene v., debt, debt issue, debt limit, debt of honor, debt of honour, debt service

Origin of Debt

1175–1225; Middle English dette < Old French < Latin dēbita (neuter plural, taken in VL as feminine singular), noun use of dēbitus, past participle of dēbēre to owe, contraction of *dēhabēre, equivalent to dē- de- + habēre to have, possess

Other words from Debt

debt·less , adjective
su·per·debt , noun

Word origin for Debt

C13: from Old French dette, from Latin dēbitum, from dēbēre to owe, from de- + habēre to have; English spelling influenced by the Latin etymon

Synonyms for Debt

arrears, bill, capital, commitment, credit, damage, deficit, due, indebtedness, liability, mortgage, obligation, price tag, receipt, IOU, albatross, baggage, bite, check, chit, claim, cuff, debenture, debit, dues, duty, encumbrance, invoice, manifest, note, reckoning, responsibility, score, tab, tally, voucher, arrearage, bad news, below the line, dead horse, in hock, in the hole, in the red, outstandings, promissory note, red ink