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debt
/dɛt/
noun
Money that you owe to someone.
- “Many graduates start work with large student debts.”Toofey
- “The national debt continues to grow from year to year.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)