debt

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Nợ, khoản nợ

BrE /dɛt/ AmE /dɛt/

noun en → vi

1 FINANCE [singular] A2

Nợ, khoản nợ

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

  • a debt of money

Collocations debt problem · credit card debt

  • He has a lot of credit card debt.

    Anh ấy có nhiều nợ thẻ tín dụng.

2 HISTORY [singular] B1

Nợ nghĩa vụ, nợ đạo lý

a moral or legal obligation to do something that someone else has done for you in the past

  • owe sb a debt of gratitude

Collocations debt of honour · debt of gratitude

  • She feels she owes him a debt of gratitude.

    Cô ấy cảm thấy mình nợ anh ta một nghĩa vụ biết ơn.