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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | dette, from Latin debitum, from debere 'to owe' |
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debt S2 W2
1 [countable] a sum of money that a person or organization owes
2 [uncountable] when you owe money to someone [≠ credit]
in debt (to somebody) Nearly half the students said they were in debt. The band will be in debt to the record company for years.
Nearly half the students said they were in debt.The band will be in debt to the record company for years. be heavily/deeply in debt (=owe a lot of money)
3 [countable usually singular] the degree to which you have learned from or been influenced by someone or something else
