| 单词 | debt |
| 释义 | debt debt // noun
ASSUMED DEBT, BAD DEBT, BANK DEBT, BOOK DEBT, BUSINESS DEBT, CONSUMER DEBT, CORPORATE DEBT, DOUBTFUL DEBT, EXTERNAL DEBT, FOREIGN DEBT, FUNDED DEBT, JUDGEMENT DEBT, LONG-TERM DEBT, MEZZANINE DEBT, NATIONAL DEBT, PUBLIC DEBT, SHORT-TERM DEBT, TRADE DEBT, UNFUNDED DEBT
1 [C] an amount of money that a person, a company, a country, etc. owes: The group has debts of$3 billion. It took her years to pay off all her debts. interest payments on an outstanding (= not paid) debt He had run up huge credit-card debts (= let them reach a very large amount). The company called in the receivers after amassing debts of $50m. ⇨ LIABILITY
a big/crippling/huge/massive debt ◆ to amass/have/incur/run up debts ◆ to clear/pay back/pay off/repay/settle a debt ◆ to default on a debt
2 [U] the situation of owing money, especially when you cannot pay: The business is heavily in debt. The company is $17 m in debt. I've been afraid of getting into debt. We had to borrow to stay out of debt. ◆ (
❖ to be in/get into/go into/run into/slip into debt ◆ to get out of/keep sb/sth out of/stay out of debt ◆ to be deeply/heavily in debt
3 (Finance ) [U,C] CAPITAL (= money used for business activities) that a company or a government borrows, on which interest is paid: Some analysts were worried about the company's debt. Sales proceeds would be used to pay down debt (= reduce the amount of debt that is owed). the burden of servicing a debt (= paying interest on it) The government would not default on its debt repayments. Western creditor nations could write off existing debts (= decide that they do not have to be paid).
❖ to cut/pay down/reduce (a) debt ◆ to cancel/default on/write off a debt ◆ to refinance/reschedule/restructure a company's debt ◆ long-term/short-term debt |
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