debt

noun
/ˈdɛt/

An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.

Other meanings

The state or condition of owing something to another.
“I am in your debt.”
Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.

Related words

antidebt
debted
debtee
debtholder
debtless
debtlike
dequity
megadebt
nondebt
bad debt
debt exchange
debt-equity ratio

Example sentences

“This is an attempt to collect a debt.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“You haven't forgot about the debt you owe me, have you?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "dēbitum" (what is owed, a debt, a duty).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “debt” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.