debt
debt is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass. "Forgive us our debts." Matt. vi.
- 2.3. (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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- account
- adopt
- advance
- and
- answer
- answerable
- ante
- application
- apply
- appropriate
- arrear
- bad
- bail
- bank
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- become
- behind
- behindhand
- bill
- bleed
- bogus
- borrow
- borrower
- both
- break
- bribe
- button
- capital
- charge
- chargeable
- check
- cheque
- circulation
- constable
- contingent
- contract
- cost
- credit
- debit
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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