debt
gb/dˈɛt/ us/dˈɛt/
B1
영어
~ 1500
adósság, tartozás, hálával tartozik, hálatartozás
명사
B1
1
사용 패턴：
[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.
학습자용 예문
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.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'debt' with 'loan'. A loan is the money you borrow; debt is the state or amount you owe.
뜻
Money that is owed
연어
pay off debt
|get into debt
|in debt
|debt repayment
|debt collector
유의어
liability (A formal term often used in business or legal contexts for something owed.)
반의어
credit (In finance, credit can refer to money available to borrow or a positive balance, the opposite of owing money.)
주제
business
|finance
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
정의
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.
명사
B2
2
hálatartozás
C1
사용 패턴：
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.
학습자용 예문
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.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may take 'in someone's debt' literally as about money, when it can mean owing thanks or a favor.
뜻
Owing someone for help or kindness
연어
in someone's debt
|owe a debt of gratitude
유의어
obligation (A broader term for something you feel you must do, not always from gratitude.)
반의어
independence (Not being under any obligation to another person.)
주제
relationships
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
정의
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.
문법
기본형
debt
IPA
GB/dˈɛt/
US/dˈɛt/
음절 및 강세
debt （1음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (debt)
활용형
Noun
- Base: debt
- Plural: debt, debts
관련 단어
표현
get into debt
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɪntu dˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Begin owing money
To start owing money to someone or a company.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- We owe a debt of gratitude to the doctors who saved her life.
- I owe a great debt of gratitude to my mentors.