An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another. / The state or condition of owing something to another.

plural of debt

indebted; under obligation

simple past tense and past participle of debt

(economics) debt owed to creditors resident in the same country as the debtor

(countable, finance) A debt that a country, an organization in a country, or a resident individual in a country owes to those in other countries.

having a burden of debt

the overuse, by an individual or state, of the carbon dioxide absorption capacity of the world's oceans, vegetation and soil

the amount of extra oxygen required to oxidize lactic acid in the muscles built up during vigorous exercise

(finance) The debt held by governments, households, and companies not in the financial sector.