debt synonyms

debt

n.

  1. That which is owed

    liability, obligation, mortgage, debit, score, pecuniary due, duty, arrears, deficit, note, bill, accounts outstanding, accounts collectible, debt of honor, encumbrance, commitment, outstandings, claim, indebtedness, arrearage, deferred payment, national debt, contingent liability, floating debt, funded debt, future debt, account, overdraft, amount due, red ink*, IOU*, chit*; see also lien, mortgage.

    Antonyms credit*, asset*, capital. *

  2. Capital covered by funded obligations

    outstanding issues, mortgages, bonds, shares, stocks, notes, securities, checks, debentures, indentures; see also money 1.

in debt

owing, liable, in the red, in arrears; see indebted.

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