debt

debt
debtless, adj.
/det/, n.
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. Theol. an offense requiring reparation; a sin; a trespass.
[1175-1225; ME dette < OF < L debita (neut. pl., taken in VL as fem. sing.), n. use of debitus, ptp. of debere to owe, contr. of *dehabere, equiv. to de- DE- + habere to have, possess]
Syn. 1. obligation, duty, due.

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Something owed.

Anyone having borrowed money or goods from another owes a debt and is under obligation to return the goods or repay the money, usually with interest. For governments, the need to borrow in order to finance a deficit budget has led to the development of various forms of national debt. See also bankruptcy; debtor and creditor; usury.

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