Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun debt

3 senses of debt

Sense 1
debt -- (the state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt")
       => indebtedness, liability, financial obligation -- (an obligation to pay money to another party)

Sense 2
debt -- (money or goods or services owed by one person to another)
       => liabilities -- (anything that is owed to someone else)

Sense 3
debt -- (an obligation to pay or do something)
       => obligation -- (a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply)