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• Debt relief — is the partial or total forgiveness of debt, or the slowing or stopping of debt growth, owed by individuals, corporations, or nations. From antiquity through the 19th century, it refers to domestic debts, in particular agricultural debts and… …   Wikipedia

• Debt — • That which is owed or due to another; in general, anything which one person is under an obligation to pay or render to another Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Debt     Debt      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Debt — Debt, n. [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de + habere to have. See {Habit}, and cf. {Debit}, {Due}.] 1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Debt of nature — Debt Debt, n. [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de + habere to have. See {Habit}, and cf. {Debit}, {Due}.] 1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• debt strapped — bound by debt, deep in debt …   English contemporary dictionary

• debt — 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… …   Universalium

• debt — /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… …  

• debt — n 1. obligation, indebtedness, incumbrance, accountability, responsibility; liability, claim, account, score, due; deficit, arrears, debit. 2. in debt owing, accountable, liable, responsible, answerable for; beholden, bound, bounden; in arrears,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• debt — [[t]dɛt[/t]] n. 1) something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another 2) a liability or obligation to pay or render something 3) rel a sin; trespass • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME dette < OF < L dēbita (neut. pl.,… …   From formal English to slang

• debt of honor — a debt (as one incurred by betting or gambling) which is not recoverable by law but which the debtor is conventionally considered in honor bound to pay …   Useful english dictionary