Collocations for "debt"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "debt" in context.
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debt
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [bank, mortgage, store, tax] debt
- is [heavily, deeply, severely] in debt
- has [$10,000] in debts
- is [$10,000] in debt
- have debts [amounting to, totaling] $10,000
- in debt to the tune of [$10,000]
- [$10,000] in debt with [the bank, the IRS, her parents, his friend]
- has run up [$10,000] in debts
- are up to their necks in debt
- got herself [severely] in debt
- are swimming in debt
- [pay off, settle, eliminate] your debt (with)
- [pay, collect] a gambling debt
- pay a debt to the mob
- is paying the debt off [monthly, weekly]
- is paying off the debt [monthly]
- have agreed to [wipe out, pardon, eliminate] the debt (if)
- [hate, can't stand] having debts (with)
- don't want to [go, get] into debt
- the [losses, gambling, bad investments] landed him (deep) in debt
- is free of [any, all] debt
- [contingencies, provisions] for bad debts
- am forever in your debt
- how can I ever repay this debt?
- they are owed a (great) debt of [gratitude, honor]
- debt [relief, consolidation] services
- a debt collector
- is finally debt-free
'debt' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a world of sth
- accrue
- aggregate
- amenable
- awake
- billion
- bulk
- burden
- cancellation
- card
- clear
- collection
- compel
- dangerous
- deep
- determination
- discharge
- drown
- even
- farther
- floating
- foreign
- forgive
- forgiveness
- free
- fully
- gambling
- garnish
- godfather
- good
- grace
- halve
- hamper
- heavily
- hefty
- honor
- lump
- mortgage
- mountain
- noose
- offset
- overhead
- overwhelming
- owe
- owing
- paid
- pawn
- performing
- pimp
- quit