debt
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noun
something, typically money, that is owed or due:
借金, 借り, 負債, 債務
e.g. I paid off my debts
e.g. a way to reduce Third World debt.
the state of owing money:
借金している状態
e.g. the firm is heavily in debt.
usually in singular a feeling of gratitude for a service or favor:
｟かたく｠ 〖通例単数形で〗 «…に対する» 恩, 恩義 «to»
e.g. we owe them a debt of thanks.
PHRASES
be in someone's debt
owe gratitude to someone for a service or favor.
ORIGIN
Middle 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.