debt

noun

/det/

Idioms

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[countable] a sum of money that somebody owes
- to pay/repay a debt
- I need to pay off all my debts.
- I've finally cleared all my debts.
- After settling his debts he was left with just £2000.
- an outstanding debt of £300
- He had run up huge credit card debts.
- They had incurred debts of over $1 million.
see also carbon debt, national debt, sovereign debt
Wordfinder
- credit
- debt
- deposit
- interest
- lend
- loan
- money
- mortgage
- overdraft
- risk
Collocations Finance
FinanceIncome
- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
- build up funds/savings
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
Expenditure
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
- invest/put your savings in…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
- lose your money/inheritance/pension
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
- pay (in) cash
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
Banks
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
- deposit money/funds in your account
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
Personal finance
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
Financial difficulties
- get into debt/financial difficulties
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
- run out of/owe money
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
- incur/run up/accumulate debts
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts
Extra Examples
- After a series of meetings, the banks were forced to write off the company's debts.
- He was burdened with crippling debts.
- a company faced with mounting debts
- He wanted to consolidate his debts into one payment.
- The company has reached a deal allowing it to restructure its debts.
- Only two payments were made, leaving an outstanding debt of £300.
- Data show that debt levels at private companies are increasing.
- Managing your student loan debt is not easy.
- The country has a national debt of 80% of GNP.
- The company wrote it off as a bad debt.
- debts arising from bad investments
- a debt secured on property
- The fall in exports has left the country unable to service its debts.
- Without a job, he'll never clear his debts.
- The company defaulted on its debt and its assets were seized.
Topics Moneyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- crippling
- enormous
- …
verb + debt
- be burdened with
- have
- owe (somebody)
- …
debt + verb
- fall due
- stand at something
- total something
- …
debt + noun
- collection
- collector
- payment
- …
preposition
- of debt
phrases
- a burden of debt
- payment of a debt
- repayment of a debt
- …
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[uncountable] the situation of owing money, especially when you cannot pay
- in debt He died heavily in debt.
- The club is £4 million in debt.
- We were poor but we never got into debt.
- out of debt It's hard to stay out of debt when you are a student.
- The country's debt burden is increasing.
see also bad debt
Extra Examples
- a solution to the debt crisis of the developing world
- We offer financial and debt-management advice.
- Faced with a mounting burden of debt, he sold off the company.
- Governments may find it increasingly difficult to manage their debt repayments.
- She faces a mountain of debt—$60 000 in student loans and $15 000 in credit card balances.
Topics Shoppingb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- serious
verb + debt
- get into
- go into
- slip into
- …
preposition
- in debt
- out of debt
phrases
- deeply in debt
- heavily in debt
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[countable, usually singular] the fact that you should feel grateful to somebody because they have helped you or been kind to you
- I owe them a debt of gratitude that I can never repay.
- I would like to acknowledge my debt to my teachers.
- She was simply repaying a debt, saving his career in return for him saving hers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
verb + debt
- owe
- acknowledge
- recognize
- …
preposition
- in somebody’s debt
- debt to
phrases
- owe a debt of gratitude to somebody
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English dette: from Old French, based on Latin debitum ‘something owed’, past participle of debere ‘owe’. The spelling change in French and English was by association with the Latin word.

Idioms

be in somebody’s debt

(formal) to feel grateful to somebody for their help, kind behaviour, etc.
- I am in Ruth's debt for the excellent advice she gave me.

单词	debt
释义	debt noun /det/ /det/ Idioms jump to other results [countable] a sum of money that somebody owes to pay/repay a debt I need to pay off all my debts. I've finally cleared all my debts. After settling his debts he was left with just £2000. an outstanding debt of £300 He had run up huge credit card debts. They had incurred debts of over $1 million. see also carbon debt, national debt, sovereign debt Wordfinder credit debt deposit interest lend loan money mortgage overdraft risk Collocations FinanceFinanceIncome earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune build up funds/savings get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension get/receive/draw/collect a pension depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security Expenditure spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on… invest/put your savings in… throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on… lose your money/inheritance/pension use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings pay (in) cash use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check change/exchange money/currency give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit Banks have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account deposit money/funds in your account withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc. (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service Personal finance manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget offer/extend credit (to somebody) arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments Financial difficulties get into debt/financial difficulties be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash run out of/owe money face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £… can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent incur/run up/accumulate debts tackle/reduce/settle your debts Extra Examples After a series of meetings, the banks were forced to write off the company's debts. He was burdened with crippling debts. a company faced with mounting debts He wanted to consolidate his debts into one payment. The company has reached a deal allowing it to restructure its debts. Only two payments were made, leaving an outstanding debt of £300. Data show that debt levels at private companies are increasing. Managing your student loan debt is not easy. The country has a national debt of 80% of GNP. The company wrote it off as a bad debt. debts arising from bad investments a debt secured on property The fall in exports has left the country unable to service its debts. Without a job, he'll never clear his debts. The company defaulted on its debt and its assets were seized. Topics Moneyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big crippling enormous … verb + debt be burdened with have owe (somebody) … debt + verb fall due stand at something total something … debt + noun collection collector payment … preposition of debt phrases a burden of debt payment of a debt repayment of a debt … See full entry [uncountable] the situation of owing money, especially when you cannot pay in debt He died heavily in debt. The club is £4 million in debt. We were poor but we never got into debt. out of debt It's hard to stay out of debt when you are a student. The country's debt burden is increasing. see also bad debt Extra Examples a solution to the debt crisis of the developing world We offer financial and debt-management advice. Faced with a mounting burden of debt, he sold off the company. Governments may find it increasingly difficult to manage their debt repayments. She faces a mountain of debt—$60 000 in student loans and $15 000 in credit card balances. Topics Shoppingb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective serious verb + debt get into go into slip into … preposition in debt out of debt phrases deeply in debt heavily in debt See full entry [countable, usually singular] the fact that you should feel grateful to somebody because they have helped you or been kind to you I owe them a debt of gratitude that I can never repay. I would like to acknowledge my debt to my teachers. She was simply repaying a debt, saving his career in return for him saving hers. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great verb + debt owe acknowledge recognize … preposition in somebody’s debt debt to phrases owe a debt of gratitude to somebody See full entry Word OriginMiddle English dette: from Old French, based on Latin debitum ‘something owed’, past participle of debere ‘owe’. The spelling change in French and English was by association with the Latin word. Idioms be in somebody’s debt (formal) to feel grateful to somebody for their help, kind behaviour, etc. I am in Ruth's debt for the excellent advice she gave me.
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