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  DEBT, n.  An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave-
  driver.
  
      As, pent in an aquarium, the troutlet
      Swims round and round his tank to find an outlet,
      Pressing his nose against the glass that holds him,
      Nor ever sees the prison that enfolds him;
      So the poor debtor, seeing naught around him,
      Yet feels the narrow limits that impound him,
      Grieves at his debt and studies to evade it,
      And finds at last he might as well have paid it.
                                                          Barlow S. Vode
  
  

  Debt
     The Mosaic law encouraged the practice of lending (Deut. 15:7;
     Ps. 37:26; Matt. 5:42); but it forbade the exaction of interest
     except from foreigners. Usury was strongly condemned (Prov.
     28:8; Ezek. 18:8, 13, 17; 22:12; Ps. 15:5). On the Sabbatical
     year all pecuniary obligations were cancelled (Deut. 15:1-11).
     These regulations prevented the accumulation of debt.
     

  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 services; that which one person is bound
        to pay to another, or to perform for his benefit; thing
        owed; obligation; liability.
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              Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt.
                                                    --Shak.
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              When you run in debt, you give to another power over
              your liberty.                         --Franklin.
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     2. A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass.
        ``Forgive us our debts.'' --Matt. vi. 12.
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     3. (Law) An action at law to recover a certain specified sum
        of money alleged to be due. --Burrill.
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     Bond debt, Book debt, etc. See under Bond, Book, etc.
        
  
     Debt of nature, death.
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  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 services; that which one person is bound
        to pay to another, or to perform for his benefit; thing
        owed; obligation; liability.
  
              Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              When you run in debt, you give to another power over
              your liberty.                         --Franklin.
  
     2. A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass.
        ``Forgive us our debts.'' --Matt. vi. 12.
  
     3. (Law) An action at law to recover a certain specified sum
        of money alleged to be due. --Burrill.
  
     Bond debt, Book debt, etc. See under Bond, Book, etc.
        
  
     Debt of nature, death.

  debt
       n 1: the state of owing something (especially money); "he is
            badly in debt"
       2: money or goods or services owed by one person to another
       3: an obligation to pay or do something

  debt
     Αγγλικά n.
     το χρέος (οφειλόμενο χρηματικό ποσό)

  debt
     n.
     1 An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to
  perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
     2 The state or condition of owing something to another.
     3 (lb en finance) money that one person or entity owes or is required
  to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial
  transaction.

  debt
     n.
     1 An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to
  perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
     2 The state or condition of owing something to another.
     3 (lb en finance) money that one person or entity owes or is required
  to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial
  transaction.

  debt
     n.
     1 An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to
  perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
     2 The state or condition of owing something to another.
     3 (lb en finance) money that one person or entity owes or is required
  to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial
  transaction.

  debt
     n.
     1 An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to
  perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
     2 The state or condition of owing something to another.
     3 (lb en finance) money that one person or entity owes or is required
  to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial
  transaction.

  debt
     Englanti n.
     1 velka, saaminen, saatava
     2 (yhteys laskentatoimi k=en) vieras pääoma

  debt
     Engelska n.
     1 skuld; något man är skyldig att göra för någon annan
     2 skuld; pengar som man är skyldig att betala till någon

  debt /dˈɛt/
  skuld

  Debt /dˈɛt/
  الدين

  debt //dɛt// 
  1. задължение
  action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another
  2. дълг 2.
  money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another
   3.
  state or condition of owing something to another

  debt /dˈɛt/ 
   [fin] dluh

  debt /dˈɛt/ 
  závazek

  debt /dˈɛt/
  vina

  debt /dˈɛt/ 
  dyled 

  debt /dˈɛt/
  Forderung  [fin.]
           Note: schuldrechtlicher Anspruch
        "collection of debts"  - Einziehung von Forderungen
   see: debts, active debt, doubtful debts, bad debts
  

  debt /dˈɛt/
  Schuld  [fin.]
           Note: finanzielle Verpflichtung
        "long-standing debts"  - Altschulden
        "his debts to his brother"  - die Schulden bei seinem Bruder, die Schulden, die er bei seinem Bruder hat
        "be in debt"  - Schulden haben, verschuldet sein
        "be in debt to sb."  - bei jdm. Schulden haben, bei jdm. in der Kreide stehen
        "be in sb.'s debt"  - in jds. Schuld stehen
        "clear a debt"  - eine Schuld begleichen/tilgen
        "get into debt"  - in Schulden geraten, sich verschulden
        "run into debt"  - in Schulden geraten, sich verschulden
        "be up to your ears in debt"  - bis über beide Ohren in Schulden stecken
        "be in debt up to your ears"  - bis über beide Ohren in Schulden stecken
        "get out of debt"  - aus den Schulden herauskommen
        "forgive sb. a debt"  - jdm. eine Schuld erlassen, jdn. von einer Schuld befreien
        "keep out of debt"  - frei von Schulden bleiben
        "default on one's debts"  - seine Schulden nicht zahlen, Zahlungsverpflichtungen nicht nachkommen
        "collection of debts"  - Einziehung von Schulden
   see: debts, net debt, frozen debts, bad debt, senior debts, the money he owes his brother, what he owes his brother, be in hock to sb., incur debts
  

  debt /dˈɛt/
  Verschuldung 
        "per-capita debt"  - Pro-Kopf-Verschuldung
     Synonym: debts
  
   see: net debt, net borrowings
  

  debt /dˈɛt/
  
  χρέος

  debt //dɛt// 
  1. velvoite, velka
  action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another
  2. velka 2.
  money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another
   3.
  state or condition of owing something to another

  debt /det/
  dette

  debt /dˈɛt/ 
  1. उधार, ऋण
        "He is badly in debt"

  debt /dˈɛt/
  dug, dugovanje

  debt /dˈɛt/
  adósság

  debt //dɛt// 
  1. utang 2.
  action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another
   3.
  money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another
  2. berutang
  state or condition of owing something to another

  debt /dˈɛt/
  debito

  debt //dɛt// 
  借金, 負債
  money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another

  debt /det/
  skola

  debt //dɛt// 
  gjeld 2.
  action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another
   3.
  money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another
   4.
  state or condition of owing something to another

  debt /det/ 
   1.  dług
   2.  [form]  be in sb's debt (be V: :in PROPOSS :debt)
   - być czyimś dłużnikiem

  debt /det/
  dever, dívida

  debt /det/
  deuda

  debt //dɛt// 
  1. skuld, gäld 2.
  action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another
   3.
  money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another
  2. skuld
  state or condition of owing something to another

  debt /dˈɛt/
  1. (tic.) borç, alacak, matlup
  2. suç, kabahat. debt of honor namus borcu. bad debt tahsil olunmayacak borç, tahsili kabil olmayan alacak. balance of a debt borç bakiyesi. be in anyone's debt bir kimseye borçlu olmak. consolidated debts muntazam borçlar. contract a debt borca girmek.discharge veya pay a debt borç vermek, tediye etmek. doubtful debts meşkuk matlubat, tahsili şüpheli borçlar. floating debt vadeli borçlar. funded debt senetlere bağlanmış borç. get out of debt borçtan kurtulmak. good debt sağlam borç, tahsili kati borç. national debt public debt devlet borcu. outstanding debt halen tahsili veya verilmesi lâzım gelen borç. run into debt borca girmek. transfer a debt alacağını başka birine havale etmek.

  
/ˈdɛt/

  DEBT, contracts. A sum of money due by certain and express agreement. 3 Bl. 
  Com. 154. In a less technical sense, as in the "act to regulate arbitrations 
  and proceedings in courts of justice" of Pennsylvania, passed the 21st of 
  March, 1806, s. 5, it means an claim for money. In a still more enlarged 
  sense, it denotes any kind of a just demand; as, the debts of a bankrupt. 4 
  S. & R. 506. 
       2. Debts arise or are proved by matter of record, as judgment debts; by 
  bonds or specialties; and by simple contracts, where the quantity is fixed 
  and specific, and does not depend upon any future valuation to settle it. 3 
  Bl. Com. 154; 2 Hill. R. 220. 
       3. According to the civilians, debts are divided into active and 
  passive. By the former is meant what is due to us, by the latter, what we 
  owe. By liquid debt, they understand one, the payment of which may be 
  immediately enforced, and not one which is due at a future time, or is 
  subject to a condition; by hypothecary debt is meant, one which is a lien 
  over an estate and a doubtful debt, is one the payment of which is 
  uncertain. Clef des Lois Rom. h.t. 
       4. Debts are discharged in various ways, but principally by payment. 
  See Accord and Satisfaction; Bankruptcy; Confusion Compensation; Delegation; 
  Defeasance; Discharge of a contract; Extinction; Extinguishment; Former 
  recovery; Lapse of time; Novation; Payment; Release; Rescission; Set off. 
       5. In payment of debts, some are to be paid before others, in cases of 
  insolvent estates first, in consequence of the character of the creditor, as 
  debts due to the United States are generally to be first paid; and secondly, 
  in consequence of the nature of the debt, as funeral expenses and servants' 
  wages, which are generally paid in preference to other debts. See 
  Preference; Privilege; Priority. 
  
  

  DEBT, remedies. The name of an action used for the recovery of a debt eo 
  nomine and in numero though damages are generally awarded for the detention 
  of the debt; these are, however, in most instances, merely nominal. 1 H. Bl. 
  550; Bull. N. P. 167 Cowp. 588. 
       2. The subject will be considered with reference, 1. To the kind of 
  claim or obligation on which this action may be maintained. 2. The form of 
  the declaration. 3. The plea. 4. The judgment. 
       3.-1. Debt is a more extensive remedy for the recovery of money than 
  assumpsit or covenant, for it lies to recover money due upon legal 
  liabilities, as, for money lent, paid, had and received, due on an account 
  stated; Com. Dig. Dett, A; for work and labor, or for the price of goods, 
  and a quantum valebant thereon; Com. Dig. Dett, B Holt, 206; or upon simple 
  contracts, express or implied, whether verbal or written, or upon contracts 
  under seal, or of record, or by a common informer, whenever the demand for a 
  sum is certain, or is capable of being reduced to certainty. Bull. N. P. 
  167. It also lies to recover money due on, any specialty or contract under 
  seal to pay money. Str. 1089; Com. Dig. Dett, A 4; 1 T. R. 40. This action 
  lies on a record, or upon a judgment of a court of record; Gilb. Debt, 891; 
  Salk. 109; 17 S. & R. 1; or upon a foreign judgment. 3 Shepl. 167; 3 Brev. 
  395. Debt is a frequent remedy on statutes, either at the suit of the party 
  grieved, or of a common informer. Com. Dig. Action on Statute, E; Bac. Ab. 
  Debt, A. See, generally, Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.; Com. Dig. h.t.; Dane's 
  Ab. h.t.. Vin. Ab. h.t.; Chit. Pl. 100 to 109; Selw. N. P. 553 to 682; 
  Leigh's N. P. Index, h.t. Debt also lies, in the detinet, for goods; which 
  action differs from detinue, because it is not essential in this action, as 
  in detinue, that the property in any specific goods should be vested in the 
  plaintiff, at the time the action is brought; Dy. 24 b; and debt in the 
  debet and detinet may be maintained on an instrument by which the defendant 
  is bound to pay a sum of money lent, which might have been discharged, on or 
  before the day of payment, in articles of merchandise. 4 Yerg. R. 171; see, 
  Com. Dig. Dett, A 5; Bac. Ab. Debt, F; 3 Wood. 103, 4; 1 Dall. R. 458. 
       4.-2. When the action is on a simple contract, the declaration must 
  show the consideration of the contract, precisely as in assumpsit; and it 
  should state either a legal liability or an express agreement, though not a 
  promise to pay the debt. 2 T. R. 28, 30. When the action is founded on a 
  specialty or record, no consideration need be shown, unless the performance 
  of the consideration constitutes a condition precedent, when performance of 
  such consideration must be averred. When the action is founded on a deed, it 
  must be declared upon, except in the case of debt for rent. 1 New R. 104. 
       5.-3. The plea to an action of debt is either general or special. 1. 
  The plea of general issue to debt on simple contracts, or on statutes, or 
  when the deed is only matter of inducement, is nil debet. See Nil debet. In 
  general, when the action is on a specialty, the plea denying the existence 
  of the contract is non est factum; 2 Ld. Raym. 1500; to debt on record, nul 
  tiel record. 16 John. 55. Other matters must, in general, be pleaded 
  specially. 
       6.-4. For the form of the judgment, see Judgment in debt. Vide 
  Remedy. 
  
  

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "debt":
     accountability, accountable, answerable for, arrearage, arrears,
     beholden, borrowing, debit, debtor, default, deficit, delinquency,
     due, encumbered, encumbrance, financing, hire purchase, hitting,
     hitting-up, hocking, in arrears, in debt, in hock, in the red,
     indebted, indebtedness, installment buying, installment plan,
     liability, liable, money-raising, mortgaging, nonpayment,
     obligation, owing, pawning, pledging, responsibility, responsible,
     sin, straitened, touching, under obligation, wickedness, wrong
  
  

  n. 债务,恩惠;

     n. 债,债务,欠款