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debt
noun
money
that
a
person
,
organization
,
or
country
owes
and
must
pay
back
to
someone
else
•
After
paying
for
her
college
tuition
,
Maria
found
herself
deep in debt
.
After
paying
for
her
college
tuition
,
Maria
found
herself
deep in debt
.
•
The
shopkeeper
kept
a
notebook
listing
every
customer's
debt
.
The
shopkeeper
kept
a
notebook
listing
every
customer's
debt
.
Middle
English
dette
,
from
Old
French
dete
,
from
Latin
debitum
“
that
which
is
owed
,”
past
participle
of
debere
“
to
owe
.”
noun
a
strong
feeling
of
duty
or
gratitude
that
you
owe
to
someone
for
help
or
kindness
they
have
given
you
•
I
owe
you
a
huge
debt of gratitude
for
rescuing
my
puppy
.
I
owe
you
a
huge
debt of gratitude
for
rescuing
my
puppy
.
•
Scientists
today
acknowledge
a
debt
to
pioneers
who
first
mapped
the
human
genome
.
Scientists
today
acknowledge
a
debt
to
pioneers
who
first
mapped
the
human
genome
.
Same
historical
roots
as
the
monetary
sense
:
Latin
debitum
“
that
which
is
owed
,”
extended
figuratively
to
non-financial
obligations
in
the
17th
century
.
