debt
gb/dˈɛt/ us/dˈɛt/
B1
Englanti
~ 1500
adósság, tartozás, hálával tartozik, hálatartozás
SUBSTANTIIVI
B1
1
Käyttömalli:
[someone] is in debt to [someone/something]
She finally paid off all her credit card debt.
Végre kifizette az összes hitelkártya-tartozását.
The company is struggling under heavy debt.
A vállalat súlyos adósságterhekkel küzd.
He borrowed $5,000 from the bank, so now he’s in debt.
They reduced their debt by selling some assets.
Oppijaesimerkit
I have a big debt to the bank.
Nagy tartozásom van a bank felé.
She wants to pay her debt soon.
Hamarosan ki akarja fizetni a tartozását.
He is in debt because he bought a car.
The store has no debt now.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'debt' with 'loan'. A loan is the money you borrow; debt is the state or amount you owe.
Merkitys
Money that is owed
Kollokaatiot
pay off debt
|get into debt
|in debt
|debt repayment
|debt collector
Synonyymit
liability (A formal term often used in business or legal contexts for something owed.)
Antonyymit
credit (In finance, credit can refer to money available to borrow or a positive balance, the opposite of owing money.)
Teemat
business
|finance
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
Money that you must pay back to a person or company.
An amount of money that is owed to a person, bank, or other organization.
SUBSTANTIIVI
B2
2
hálatartozás
C1
Käyttömalli:
in someone's debt
I am forever in your debt for saving my job.
Örökké hálával tartozom neked, amiért megmentetted az állásomat.
She felt in his debt after he helped her through a difficult time.
Úgy érezte, hálával tartozik neki, miután átsegítette egy nehéz időszakon.
We owe a great debt of gratitude to our teachers.
Oppijaesimerkit
I am in your debt for your help.
Hálával tartozom a segítségedért.
He is in my debt because I helped him move.
Hálával tartozik nekem, mert segítettem neki költözni.
We owe a big debt of thanks to our parents.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may take 'in someone's debt' literally as about money, when it can mean owing thanks or a favor.
Merkitys
Owing someone for help or kindness
Kollokaatiot
in someone's debt
|owe a debt of gratitude
Synonyymit
obligation (A broader term for something you feel you must do, not always from gratitude.)
Antonyymit
independence (Not being under any obligation to another person.)
Teemat
relationships
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
A situation where you feel you must do something for someone because they helped you before.
A feeling or state of owing someone thanks or a favor because they have helped you.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
debt
IPA
GB/dˈɛt/
US/dˈɛt/
Tavut ja painotus
debt (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (debt)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: debt
- Plural: debt, debts
Sanaperhe
Ilmaukset
get into debt
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɪntu dˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Begin owing money
To start owing money to someone or a company.
Esimerkit
- He got into debt after losing his job.
- Try not to get into debt when starting your business.
in debt
1/ˈɪn dˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Owing money to someone
To owe money to someone, like a bank or person.
Esimerkit
- I'm still in debt from my student loans.
- Most young families are in debt because of their mortgages.
pay off a debt
1/pˈeɪ ˈɔf ə dˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Repay money completely
To give back all the money you owe.
Esimerkit
- She worked hard to pay off her debt within two years.
- We finally paid off the last of our debts.
owe a debt of gratitude
1/ˈoʊ ə dˈɛt əv ɡɹˈætətˌud/
fixed phrase
formal
Feel deep gratitude toward someone
To feel very thankful for what someone has done for you.
Esimerkit
- We owe a debt of gratitude to the volunteers who made this event possible.
- The community owes a debt of gratitude to the firefighters.
owe a debt of gratitude
2/ˈoʊ ə dˈɛt əv ɡɹˈætətˌud/
fixed phrase
formal
Deeply thankful obligation
To feel you must thank someone very much for helping you.
Esimerkit
- We owe a debt of gratitude to the doctors who saved her life.
- I owe a great debt of gratitude to my mentors.