Meaning
Money that you owe to someone and have to pay back. The b is silent.
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Word origin
From Old French dette, from Latin debitum, a thing owed. English first wrote it dette, and later writers put the b back in to show the Latin root, which is why we still spell a letter we never say.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- debitum
- English cognates
- debit, due
Grammar
Examples
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To "pay off a debt" is to give back all the money you owe.
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To be "in debt" is to owe money you cannot pay yet.
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A "debt" can be something you owe that is not money.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 10: debt, proper, lad and 7 more words.