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debt

S1 W1

BrE /dɛt/ AmE /dɛt/

noun en → es

1 FINANCIAL OBLIGATION [singular] A2

money that you owe to a person, bank, etc.

deuda, adeudo

  • a debt of money

Collocations pay off a debt · get into debt

  • He has a large debt to the bank.

    Tiene una gran deuda con el banco.

2 MORAL OBLIGATION [singular] B1

a moral or legal duty to do something for someone

deber, obligación

  • have a debt of gratitude to somebody

Collocations owe sb a debt of gratitude · pay back a debt

  • She feels she has a debt of gratitude to her mentor.

    Ella siente que le debe un gran favor a su mentora.

3 HISTORY [singular] C1

a payment that was made in the past, especially to an enemy or rival as part of a peace agreement

pago histórico, indemnización

  • pay a debt

Collocations historical debt to the community · settle an old debt

  • The country paid a historical debt to its former colonizers.

    El país pagó una deuda histórica con sus antiguos colonizadores.

Idioms

be in someone's debt B2

estar en deuda con alguien

  • I am in your debt for all the help you've given me.

    Estoy en tu deuda por toda la ayuda que me has dado.

be up to one's ears in debt B2

estar hasta el cuello en deudas

  • He is up to his ears in debt and can't pay it off.

    Está hasta el cuello en deudas y no puede pagárselas.