گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'debt'

1 عمومی:: وام‌

2 عمومی:: دین‌

3 عمومی:: قصور

4 عمومی:: بدهی‌

5 عمومی:: قرض‌

1 general::   noun sum of money owed ADJ. big, crippling, enormous, high, huge, large, massive, substantial He was burdened with crippling debts. | mounting a company faced with mounting debts | outstanding, unpaid She used her lottery winnings to pay off her outstanding debts. | overdue | bad (= that cannot be repaid) Bad debt has hit the bank's profits this year. | long-term, short-term | overall, total | gross, net | commercial, corporate | external, foreign, international | national, public The country has a national debt of 80% of GNP. | gambling VERB + DEBT be burdened with, have, owe (sb) the substantial debts that the company owed to the bank | incur, run up She ran up huge debts on her credit card. | clear, meet, pay (back/off), repay, settle Without a job, he'll never clear his debts. It'll take months to pay off all your debts. | reduce | tackle The new governments main aim is to tackle the country's massive debt. | default on The firm defaulted on its debt and its assets were seized. | cancel, wipe off/out, write off After a series of meetings, the banks were forced to write off the company's debts. | service (= pay interest on) The fall in exports has left the country unable to service its debts. | reschedule, restructure The company has reached a deal with its major creditors allowing it to restructure its debts. | secure a debt secured on property DEBT + VERB fall due | stand at sth, total sth The national debt stands at $7,000 million. | arise from sth debts arising from bad investments DEBT + NOUN collection, collector | burden PREP. of ~ $80 million of debt PHRASES a burden of debt Faced with a mounting burden of debt, he sold off the company. | payment/repayment/settlement of a debt state of owing money ADJ. serious VERB + DEBT go into, get into, slip into It is easy to get into serious debt with a credit card. | get out of You can get out of debt by strict economizing. PREP. in ~ He was heavily in debt by the time he sought advice. | out of ~ struggling to stay out of debt PHRASES deeply/heavily in debt sth that you owe sb ADJ. great VERB + DEBT owe | acknowledge, recognize PREP. in sb's ~ I am in Ruth's debt for the excellent advice she gave me. | ~ to In the introduction, the author acknowledges her debt to other writers on the subject. PHRASES owe a debt of gratitude to sb We owe a great debt of gratitude to our families for their support.

2 general:: noun obligation: We have a debt we must pay them.

3 general:: see HEAD OVER HEELS (IN DEBT).

4 general:: debt verbs have debts • Fortunately, I have no debts. run up debts ( also amass 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 ) • 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 him three years to clear his 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. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + debt big/large • The debts got bigger and bigger. huge (= very big ) • Young people often leave university with huge debts. unpaid/outstanding (= not yet paid ) • The average outstanding debt on credit cards in Britain is now over £3,000. heavy debts (= big debts ) • The company wanted to reduce its heavy debts. 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. 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.