debt

noun/dɛt/

Frequency rank: #1,505 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

An amount of money that is owed to someone.

Illustration for the English word “debt”

Example sentence

He worked hard to pay off his debt so he could start fresh.

Synonyms & related words

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