debt : Idioms & Phrases
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bad debt
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noun a debt that is unlikely to be repaid
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Bond debt
(Law) , a debt contracted under the obligation of a bond. Burrows.
Webster 1913
Bond debt , Book debt
- etc. See under
Bond ,Book , etc.
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Book debt
- a debt for items charged to the debtor by the creditor in his book of accounts.
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Confidential debts
- debts incurred for borrowed money, and regarded as having a claim to be paid before other debts.
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debt ceiling
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noun the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity
debt ceiling.
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debt instrument
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noun a written promise to repay a debt
obligation; certificate of indebtedness.
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debt limit
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noun the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity
debt ceiling.
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Debt of nature
- death.
Webster 1913
installment debt
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noun debt to be paid by installments
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Judgment debt
(Law) , a debt secured to the creditor by a judge's order.
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national debt
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noun the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)
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national debt ceiling
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noun a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress
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oxygen debt
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noun a cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest
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Play debt
- a gambling debt. Arbuthnot.
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Priority of debts
- a superior claim to payment, or a claim to payment before others.
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Privileged debts
(Law) , those to which a preference in payment is given out of the estate of a deceased person, or out of the estate of an insolvent. Wharton. Burrill.
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public debt
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noun the total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state and national governments; an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation
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To pay the debt of nature
- to die.
