1
as in obligation
something (as money) which is owed
he filed for bankruptcy when his debts exceeded his assets
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2
as in crime
a breaking of a moral or legal code
forgive us our debts
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Recent Examples of debt
The company’s balance sheet is healthy, with $1.9 billion in debt and a market capitalization of $20 billion, resulting in a low debt-to-equity ratio of 9.6%.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
After the Real Housewives of New York City alum weighed in on news of Teresa Giudice and Luis Ruelas’ tax debt — and Gia’s defense of them — the 24-year-old is setting the record straight.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
High property values, although beneficial to people that successfully sell their property, can bury others in debt — especially when that growth is rapid.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
With rising costs and fallen revenues, the facilities’ total bond debt reached $189 million this year, plus more than $40 million for entry fee refunds that haven’t been triggered yet because of residency agreements.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
After the Real Housewives of New York City alum weighed in on news of Teresa Giudice and Luis Ruelas’ tax debt — and Gia’s defense of them — the 24-year-old is setting the record straight.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
High property values, although beneficial to people that successfully sell their property, can bury others in debt — especially when that growth is rapid.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
With rising costs and fallen revenues, the facilities’ total bond debt reached $189 million this year, plus more than $40 million for entry fee refunds that haven’t been triggered yet because of residency agreements.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debt
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Judge Kevin Brazile refused to grant CBS an injunction, finding that Sony is likely to prevail on its claim that CBS has failed to live up to its contractual obligations.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Even very large spending cuts will not make a meaningful dent in those existing interest obligations in a single year.—
Alicia Parlapiano,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station watch commander informed the Times no crime had taken place at the residence.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Pattinson will also soon star in Lynne Ramsay's Die, My Love alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Nick Nolte, and he's slated to headline Lance Oppenheim's crime thriller Primetime with Phoebe Bridgers.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The score that stopped me in my tracks, however − and sent me into mild panic − was my UV damage result.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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But, with the score at 2-0, the Cubs offense came alive in the seventh, putting up five runs, followed by four in the eighth and then five again in the ninth.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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California mortgage interest is limited to $1 million plus $100,000 home equity indebtedness.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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Our nation’s debt and interest death spiral are well underway with world war levels of indebtedness and interest payments exceeding defense spending.—
Lynn Mucenski Keck,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.—
Mark Sundeen,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2025
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Current liabilities were reported at $5,898, while stockholders' equity was $22,494.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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This divestiture included a cash payment of $1,350,000 and the assumption of related liabilities.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Mar. 2025
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His attorneys and family have rejected the government’s claims, calling his detention unjust and a violation of due process.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Executive director Nick Turner told the Bangor Daily News the show hoped to have other characters on stage reference the two Black characters the musical is missing without showing the pair, but was warned that altering the musical’s licensed script would constitute a contract violation .—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debt. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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