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Synonyms & Antonyms of debt
1
something (as money) which is owed
- he filed for bankruptcy when his debts exceeded his assets
Synonyms for debt
- arrearage,
- arrears,
- indebtedness,
- liability
- (usually liabilities),
- obligation,
- score
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2
a breaking of a moral or legal code
- forgive us our debts
Synonyms for debt
- breach,
- crime,
- error,
- lawbreaking,
- malefaction,
- misdeed,
- misdoing,
- offense
- (or offence),
- sin,
- transgression,
- trespass,
- violation,
- wrongdoing
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Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt'
Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt'
And nobody ever did
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