debt

/dɛt/

noundebt

Remember: you don’t *hear* the **b** in **debt**—it’s a “silent **b**” hiding between **de** and **t**.

Yes, it's debt. The tricky part is the silent **b**: spell it **d-e-b-t**, not **d-e-t**.

Definitions

  1. nounmoney that is owed to someone else; something (such as a loan) that must be paid back
  2. nounthe state of owing money

Examples

  • After college, Maya worked hard to pay off her student debt.
  • The store let him buy the laptop on credit, but the debt still had to be repaid.
  • They made a budget to avoid going into debt again.

Synonyms

loanliabilityobligationamount owedarrears

Antonyms

creditpayment

Translations

ES deudaPT dívidaFR dette

Common misspellings

detdebtzdebetdeptdebttedeabtdebt deBt

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