debt
noun/det/
Слово англійською: debt
Переклад debt українською: борг
Детальний опис
- [countable] a sum of money that somebody owes
- to pay/repay a debt
- I need to pay off all my debts.
- I've finally cleared all my debts.
- After settling his debts he was left with just £2000.
- an outstanding debt of £300
- He had run up huge credit card debts.
- They had incurred debts of over $1 million.
Wordfinder- credit
- debt
- deposit
- interest
- lend
- loan
- money
- mortgage
- overdraft
- risk
Collocations FinanceFinanceIncome- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
- build up funds/savings
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
- invest/put your savings in…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
- lose your money/inheritance/pension
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
- pay (in) cash
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
- deposit money/funds in your account
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
- get into debt/financial difficulties
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
- run out of/owe money
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
- incur/run up/accumulate debts
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts
- [uncountable] the situation of owing money, especially when you cannot pay
- in debt He died heavily in debt.
- The club is £4 million in debt.
- We were poor but we never got into debt.
- out of debt It's hard to stay out of debt when you are a student.
- The country's debt burden is increasing.
- [countable, usually singular] the fact that you should feel grateful to somebody because they have helped you or been kind to you
- I owe them a debt of gratitude that I can never repay.
- I would like to acknowledge my debt to my teachers.
- She was simply repaying a debt, saving his career in return for him saving hers.
Word OriginMiddle English dette: from Old French, based on Latin debitum ‘something owed’, past participle of debere ‘owe’. The spelling change in French and English was by association with the Latin word.
Idioms
be in somebody’s debt
- (formal) to feel grateful to somebody for their help, kind behaviour, etc.
- I am in Ruth's debt for the excellent advice she gave me.