Debt
81debt payment — ➔ payment * * * debt payment UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE, ECONOMICS the act of paying back money that you have borrowed: make/meet debt payments »Many people are struggling to meet their debt payments. »The country announced a moratorium… …
82Debt of Bones —   …
83debt counselling — ➔ counselling * * * debt counselling UK US UK (US debt counseling) noun [U] FINANCE ► the activity of giving people financial help and advice about managing debt, for example, helping them plan better ways to pay back money that they owe: »Free… …
84debt-ridden — ˈdebt ˌridden adjective JOURNALISM owing a lot of money and having difficulty in paying it: • Debt ridden companies should be allowed to fail quickly. * * * debt ridden UK US adjective ► having a lot of debt and therefore in financial difficulty …
85debt of honour — noun A debt not recognized by law, but binding in honour (esp a gambling or betting debt) • • • Main Entry: ↑debt debt of honour see under ↑debt • • • Main Entry: ↑honour …
86debt adjustment — ➔ adjustment * * * debt adjustment UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE the process of making a new legal agreement so a person, company, etc. which is in financial difficulties can pay back its debt more easily. The agreement includes new plans about… …
87debt collection — ➔ collection * * * debt collection UK US noun [U] ► COMMERCE the job of collecting payments from people who have failed to pay the money they owe for goods, services, etc. that they have already received: »We specialize in debt collection and… …
88debt counsellor — ➔ counsellor * * * debt counsellor UK US UK (US debt counselor) noun [C] FINANCE ► a person whose job is to give financial advice and help to people so they can pay or manage their debts more successfully: »After a payment schedule is set up the… …
89debt service ratio — ➔ ratio * * * The proportion of a country s export earnings needed to cover interest and principal repayments of its foreign debts, particularly those owed by the public sector. A level of 20 percent is normally considered an acceptable… …
90debt-for-equity — UK US adjective ► FINANCE used to describe a situation in which shareholders in a company are given bonds to replace their shares: »Its lenders agreed to a debt for equity swap to save the company. »The company extended its debt for equity offer… …
