debt

Definition

  • noun: an amount of money that you owe to a person, bank, company, etc.
  • noun: something owed
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: sin, obligation, liability

Examples

  • 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]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) He is dearly missed at this meeting. Thank you, Mr. President. So, shall we begin? The most pressing order of business is the joint IMF, American-Chinese debt relief package to the Russian Federation. We're recording? Ms. Dunbar, any statement you make will be part of the public record (..)
    2016 TvShow: House of Cards Title: Chapter 45 Season: 4 Episode 6