(finance, law) A document evidencing a debt; the debt so evidenced.

Dominated by debt.

Any debt (such as a mortgage) used to buy, build, or substantially improve a primary or secondary residence.

having a burden 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.

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

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

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

(economics) Any money owed by the government of a nation.