Formes composées
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| active debt n | (obligation owed) | dette active nf |
| bad debt n | (debt: unlikely to be repaid) | créance irrécouvrable, créance douteuse nf |
| | If you cannot obtain payment from a customer, write it off as a bad debt. |
| | Si vous ne pouvez pas vous faire payer par un client, passez cette créance irrécouvrable en pertes et profits. |
| bonded debt n | (funded) | emprunt obligataire nm |
| | | dette obligataire nf |
| burden [sb] with debt v expr | often passive (cause to owe money) | to be burdened with debt : être endetté jusqu'au cou v |
| | Après cette partie de poker, il est vraiment endetté jusqu'au cou. |
| | (souvent passif) | accabler de dettes, cribler de dettes loc v |
| community debt n | (law: during marriage) (Droit : pendant le mariage) | dette solidaire, dette commune nf |
| crippling debt n | figurative (owing too much money) | surendettement nm |
| | | dette accablante nf |
| | | poids écrasant de la dette, poids écrasant d'une dette nm |
| | | fardeau de la dette, fardeau d'une dette nm |
| debt consolidation n | (amalgamation of sums owed) | consolidation de dette nf |
debt of honor (US),
debt of honour (UK) n | (moral obligation) | dette d'honneur nf |
debt ridden,
debt-ridden adj | (overly indebted) | criblé de dettes, accablé de dettes loc adj |
| debt securities npl | (finance: bonds) (Finance) | titres de créance nmpl |
| debt service | (economics) | service de la dette nm |
| debt service coverage n | (cash available to pay debts) (Finance) | couverture de la dette nf |
| deep in debt adj | (in extreme financial debt) | criblé de dettes adj |
| | She was so deep in debt that the only solution appeared to be bankruptcy. |
| | | fortement endetté, terriblement endetté loc adj |
| deferred debt n | (paid after other debts) | dette différée nf |
| forever in [sb]'s debt adj | figurative (obligated to [sb]) | être éternellement reconnaissant à [qqn] loc v |
| | I'm in forever in his debt since he saved me from drowning. |
| | Je te suis éternellement reconnaissant de m'avoir sauvé de la noyade. |
| gambling debt n | (money borrowed and lost through gambling) | dette de jeu nf |
| | His gambling debts ruined his marriage. |
| | Ses dettes de jeu ont ruiné son mariage. |
| get bogged down in debt v expr | informal (owe money) | s'endetter lourdement v pron + adv |
| | Neil found himself getting bogged down in debt. |
| | Neil s'est retrouvé lourdement endetté. |
| get into debt v expr | (incur monetary liabilities) | s'endetter⇒ v pron |
| | If you keep buying things you can't afford, you'll soon get into debt. If you spend more than you earn, you will inevitably get into debt. |
| | Si tu continues à acheter ces choses que tu ne peux pas te permettre, tu vas bientôt t'endetter. Si tu dépenses plus que tu gagnes, tu vas inévitablement t'endetter. |
| government debt n | (money owed by government) | dette publique nf |
| | Government debt is currently very high. |
| have debt vi | (be in debt, owe money) | avoir des dettes loc v |
| | They have a lot of debt. |
| | Ils ont beaucoup de dettes. |
| | | être endetté vi + adj |
| | Ils sont endettés jusqu'au cou. |
| be in debt v expr | (owing money) | être endetté vi + adj |
| | | avoir des dettes loc v |
| | I always pay my bills on time because I hate to be in debt. |
| | Je paye toujours mes factures en temps et en heure car j'ai horreur d'être endetté. |
| | Je paye toujours mes factures en temps et en heure, j'ai horreur d'avoir des dettes. |
| be in debt to [sb] v expr | (owing money to [sb]) | devoir de l'argent à [qqn] loc v |
| | Barbara is in debt to her parents to the tune of £20,000. |
| be in debt to [sb] for [sth] v expr | figurative (morally obligated) (figuré) | avoir une dette envers [qqn] loc v |
| | (figuré) | être redevable à [qqn] loc v |
| | The author said she was in debt to her husband, without whose support her debut novel could not have been written. |
| be in debt to [sb] for doing [sth] v expr | figurative (morally obligated) (figuré) | avoir une dette envers [qqn] pour avoir fait [qch] loc v |
| | (figuré) | être redevable à [qqn] d'avoir fait [qch] loc v |
| | I will be forever in debt to you for saving my life. |
| | Je vous serai à jamais redevable de m'avoir sauvé la vie. |
judgment debt,
also UK: judgement debt | (law) | dette fixée par un jugement, somme accordée par une décision de justice, créance fixée par jugement nf |
| junk debt n | (old outstanding debt) | vieille créance nf |
| national debt n | (money owed by a country) | dette publique nf |
| | The national debt grew after the government made some bad decisions. |
| net debt n | (amount owed minus assets) | dette nette nf |
| get out of debt v expr | (pay off everything you owe) | ne plus avoir de dettes loc v |
| outstanding debt n | (money still owed) | dette nf |
| | She was not able to buy a car due to her outstanding debt. |
| | | dette en souffrance nf |
| oxygen debt | (physiology) (Physiologie) | dette d'oxygène nf |
| partnership debt n | (business: money partners owe) | dette sociale nf |
| privileged debt n | often plural (high-priority debt) | dette privilégiée nf |
| proof of debt n | (claim form) | preuve de créance nf |
| public debt n | (money owed by government) | dette publique nf |
| | Britain must adopt a credible plan to reduce public debt. |
| | La Grande-Bretagne doit adopter un plan crédible pour réduire la dette publique. |
restructuring of debt,
debt restructuring n | (adjust late debt) | restructuration de dettes nf |
| be saddled with debt v expr | figurative, informal (owe money) | être criblé de dettes loc v |
| satisfaction of a debt n | (pay debt in full) | s'acquitter d'une dette v pron |
| | | règlement d'une dette, acquittement d'une dette nm |
| short-term debt n | (business: for short period of time) | dette à court terme nf |