The photographer has acknowledged a/his 'debt' to Andy Warhol. [=the photographer has said that his work was influenced by the photographs made by Andy Warhol]
banks with millions of dollars of 'bad debt' [=banks that have loaned millions of dollars that will not be repaid]
She's finally paid off her mortgage 'debt'. [=the money that she owed the bank to pay for her house]
(..) the inside of Mulberry? You know, I've told you people all I know. The dead kid was sold to me by his father to pay off a gambling debt. He's just another kid off the boat. From where, I don't know. He was from Syria. His name (..)2018 TvShow: The Alienist Title: These Bloody Thoughts Season: 1 Episode 4