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

simple past tense and past participle of debt

indebted; under obligation

(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

(law) That part of the entire indebtedness of a corporation or state that is represented by bonds it has issued; a debt contracted under the obligation of a bond.

The debt of a country or subdivision, when large enough that servicing it has become difficult.

The cumulative effect of not getting enough sleep, especially as seen as able to be made up for by sleeping more than usual.