DEBT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEBT?

Need another word that means the same as “debt”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “debt” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Debt” are: bill, account, tally, amount due, money owing, in arrears, behind with payments, indebtedness, obligation, liability

Debt as a Noun

Definitions of "Debt" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “debt” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The state of owing something (especially money.
• A sum of money that is owed or due.
• An obligation to pay or do something.
• A feeling of gratitude for a service or favour.
• Money or goods or services owed by one person to another.
• The state of owing money.

Synonyms of "Debt" as a noun (10 Words)

account	A client having an account with a supplier. Send me an account of what I owe.
amount due	How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify.
behind with payments	The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
bill	A poster or handbill. He pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead.
in arrears	A state in midwestern United States.
indebtedness	A personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor. The industry is taking steps to reduce indebtedness and cut costs.
liability	The state of being legally responsible for something. Once you contact the card protection scheme your liability for any loss ends.
money owing	Wealth reckoned in terms of money.
obligation	The state of being obligated to do or pay something. Every right implies a responsibility every opportunity an obligation every possession a duty.
tally	An account kept by means of a tally. I kept a tally of David s debt on a note above my desk.

Usage Examples of "Debt" as a noun

• I would like to acknowledge my debt to my teachers.
• He is badly in debt.
• The firm is heavily in debt.
• I paid off my debts.
• A way to reduce Third World debt.

Associations of "Debt" (30 Words)

account	The department of a company that deals with financial accounts. I can t account for the missing money.
accrue	Come into the possession of. Financial benefits will accrue from restructuring.
amortize	Gradually write off the initial cost of (an asset) over a period. Eighty per cent of the proceeds has been used to amortize the public debt.
bankrupt	Reduce a person or organization to bankruptcy. A bankrupt company.
bankruptcy	The state of being bankrupt. The intellectual bankruptcy of the corporate media.
borrow	Take and use (money) from a person or bank under an agreement to pay it back later. Lower interest rates will make it cheaper for individuals to borrow.
cash	Exchange for cash. The staff were paid in cash.
creditor	A person or company to whom money is owing. He sold his Ferraris to pay off his creditors.
debenture	A certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt.
debtor	A person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt. Debtor countries.
default	Declare a party to have defaulted and give judgement against that party. Default settings.
due	A payment that is due e g as the price of membership. Payment is due.
fiduciary	(of a paper currency) depending for its value on securities (as opposed to gold) or the reputation of the issuer. In a fiduciary capacity.
finance	The management of money and credit and banking and investments. The club s finances are stretched to the limit.
funds	Assets in the form of money.
insolvency	The state of being insolvent. The club was facing insolvency.
insolvent	An insolvent person. An insolvent person.
installment	The act of installing something (as equipment.
liquidate	Convert into cash. Liquidate a company.
liquidation	The process of liquidating a business. The company went into liquidation.
loan	The temporary provision of money (usually at interest. The computer was loaned to us by the theatre.
moratorium	A legal authorization to debtors to postpone payment. The debt was to be subject to a five year moratorium.
overdue	(of a woman) not having had a menstrual period at the expected time. Overdue bills.
owe	Owe something especially money to. I owe it to him to explain what s happened.
owing	(of money) yet to be paid. No rent was owing.
repay	Make repayment for or return something. Most of his fortune had been spent repaying creditors.
repayment	Payment of a debt or obligation. Minimum monthly repayments.
unpaid	(of work or a period of leave) undertaken without payment. Unpaid bills.
usury	The act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest. The medieval prohibition on usury.
wages	A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing. The wages of sin is death.