debt

debt · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A sum of money that is owed or due.

  2. 2.

    The state of owing money.

  3. 3.

    A feeling of gratitude for a service or favor.

Forms

plural: debts

Related words

Antonyms: asset, credit
See also: credit, debts, loan
Synonyms: arrears, dues, liability, obligation

Etymology

From Old French dete (later dette), from Latin debita "things owed," plural of debitum, past participle of debere "to owe." The 'b' was reinserted in English in the 16th century to reflect the Latin spelling.