Debt
31debt — 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… …
32Debt — An amount of money borrowed by one party from another. Many corporations/individuals use debt as a method for making large purchases that they could not afford under normal circumstances. A debt arrangement gives the borrowing party permission to …
33debt — noun 1) he couldn t pay his debts Syn: bill, account, dues, arrears, charges; financial obligation, outstanding payment; check, tab 2) his debt to the author Syn: indebtedness, obligation; …
34debt*/*/*/ — [det] noun 1) [C] an amount of money that you owe By this time we had debts of over £15, 000.[/ex] Many people experience difficulty in paying off their debts.[/ex] 2) [U] a situation in which you owe money to other people I don t like being in… …
35debt — noun Etymology: Middle English dette, debte, from Anglo French dette something owed, from Vulgar Latin *debita, from Latin, plural of debitum debt, from neuter of debitus, past participle of debēre to owe, from de + habēre to have more at give… …
36debt — Hebrew laws on debt were humanitarian and recognized that falling into debt was a misfortune. All debts were to be cancelled every seven years (Deut. 15:1 ff.) and only foreigners were to be charged interest (Deut. 23:20). Nevertheless there was… …
37debt — /dɛt / (say det) noun 1. that which is owed; that which one person is bound to pay to or perform for another. 2. a liability or obligation to pay or render something. 3. the condition of being under such an obligation. 4. Theology an offence… …
38debt — A sum of money, or value of goods or services, owed by one person or entity to another. Debt arises because a seller allows a buyer credit. The term debt is also used to describe the whole of a company s borrowings …
39Debt — The Mosaic law encouraged the practice of lending (Deut. 15:7; Ps. 37:26; Matt. 5:42); but it forbade the exaction of interest except from foreigners. Usury was strongly condemned (Prov. 28:8; Ezek. 18:8, 13, 17; 22:12; Ps. 15:5). On the… …
40debt — Synonyms and related words: accountability, accountable, answerable for, arrearage, arrears, beholden, borrowing, debit, debtor, default, deficit, delinquency, due, encumbered, encumbrance, financing, hire purchase, hitting, hitting up, hocking,… …
