debts

Synonyms

debt obligation liability owe liabilities indebtedness arrears

Antonyms

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Phrases with the word

able to pay one's debts doubtful debts debts to the state unable to pay one's debts be unable to pay one's debts settle your debts

Examples

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them. George Herbert

I refer, of course, to the debts our nation has amassed for itself over decades of indulgence. It is the new Red Menace, this time consisting of ink. We can debate its origins endlessly and search for villains on ideological grounds, but the reality is pure arithmetic. Mitch Daniels

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely be escaped without a wound; great debts are like cannon, of loud noise but little danger. Samuel Johnson

Debts are like women, once you have them you can't get rid of them. Persian Proverb

The worst kind of poverty is to have many debts. Hindi Proverb

Debts make the thief. Madagascan Proverb