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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions debt noun  An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another. 1589, w:William_Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I, act 1, sc. 3, :Revenge the jeering and disdain'd contempt :Of this proud king, who studies day and night :To answer all the he owes to you :Even with the bloody payment of your deaths. 1850, w:Nathaniel_Hawthorne, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, ch. 14, :This long of confidence, due from me to him, whose bane and ruin I have been, shall at length be paid. The state or condition of owing something to another. ''I am in your . 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. 1919, w:Upton_Sinclair, Upton Sinclair, Jimmie Higgins, ch. 15, :Bolsheviki had repudiated the four-billion-dollar which the government of the Tsar had contracted with the bankers. Etymology: From dete (French: dette), from debitam. A common English misspelling includes an unpronounced "b", which is an archaicism from the Latin "debitum".      Full Definition of debt  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550100250500 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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