词组 | debt |
释义 | debt /det/ noun 1. an amount of money that a person or organization owesadjectives/nouns + debta big/large debt The debts got bigger and bigger.huge/massive debts (=very big) Young people often leave university with huge debts.heavy debts (=big debts) The company wanted to reduce its heavy debts.a crippling debt (=big and causing a lot of problems) Her husband left her with crippling debts.an unpaid/outstanding debt (=not yet paid) The average outstanding debt on credit cards in the UK is now over £3,000.a bad debt (=one that is unlikely to be paid back) Companies lose millions of pounds each year from having to write off bad debts.a bank debt (=one that you owe to a bank) The company closed with bank debts of about £350 million.a credit card debt I want to pay off my credit card debt.gambling debts His gambling debts had become so large that he had to sell his home.the national debt (=the total amount that is owed by the government of a country) Their national debt is the third largest in the world.household debt (=the total amount of money that people owe relating to their home and goods in it) Household debt has risen sharply.student debt (=money owed by students) Student debt rose by 167% during the past decade.verbshave debts The company has debts of over $200 million.run up debts also amass/accumulate debts formal (=borrow more and more money) At that time, he was drinking a lot and running up debts.pay off a debt (=pay the money back) He had enough money to pay off his outstanding debts. | The first thing I’m going to do is pay off my debts.repay/settle a debt formal (=pay the money back) He was hoping he would soon have enough money to settle his debts.clear your debts (=repay all of them) It took her three years to clear her bank debts.service a debt (=pay the interest on a debt, but not pay it back) By then, she was borrowing more money just to service her debts.write off/cancel a debt (=say officially that it does not have to be paid) The bank finally agreed to write off the debt.be burdened with/saddled with debts (=have big debts) Many poor countries are saddled with huge debts.reduce a debt The programme aims to reduce the debt of the world’s poorest countries.debt + nounsdebt relief/forgiveness (=when a country or bank says that money paid to a poor country does not need to be paid back) We need a programme of debt relief for the world’s poorest countries.debt reduction The government has a target for debt reduction.a debt burden/load (=money that someone owes which must be paid back) The country’s debt burden became even heavier.a debt collector (=someone whose job is to get back money that people owe to a bank or company) They were chased by debt collectors after failing to pay their household bills.debt restructuring (=when an agreement is made to change payments of a debt) The country is seeking a debt restructuring plan.prepositionsa debt of £5,000/$700 etc She had debts of over £100,000.2. a situation in which you owe moneyverbsbe in debt He had lost his job and was already in debt.get/run/fall/go into debt Eva got deeper into debt through gambling.get out of debt Borrowing more money is not the way to get out of debt.phrasesbe heavily/deeply in debt (=owe a lot of money) The country remains heavily in debt.be £2,000/$50,000 etc in debt (=owe £2,000 etc) By the time they leave university, many students are £30,000 in debt.3. a feeling of being grateful because someone has helped you or influenced youadjectivesa huge/immense/great debt Betty later acknowledged her huge debt to her mother.verbsowe a debt I owe an immense debt to my parents.acknowledge a debt He acknowledged a debt to previous researchers.repay a debt (=do something for someone who has helped you) Paul had helped me immensely and it was now time to repay the debt.prepositionsa debt to sb The singer acknowledged her debt to Marilyn Monroe.phrasesbe in sb’s debt (=feel that someone has helped you and that you owe them something) He saved my life and I’ll be forever in his debt.a debt of gratitude/thanks I owe a debt of gratitude to my old teacher who encouraged me to go to university. |
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