Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with debt in American Collocation
debt
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
large debt
Don’t run up a massive debt in the first couple of months.
Having lost his job, he was heavily in debt.
when a debt is getting bigger
Mounting debts forced him to sell the estate in 1897.
not yet paid
Your fund could fall short, leaving you with an outstanding debt and no way of paying it off.
that will never be paid
The company has experienced a significant rise in bad debts.
total
She now believes her total debt is £2,000.
personal
Nearly three-quarters of the help we give is with welfare benefits and personal debt.
type of debt
have debts
He is fully responsible for any debts incurred while he was a partner.
pay back debts
The first thing you need to do is to clear your debts.
make a debt smaller
If you’ve got some extra cash you can make a larger repayment to reduce your debts even quicker.
say that someone does not have to pay a debt
They agreed that there would be a part payment of the debts over the specified period, with the remainder of the debts being written off.
pay interest on a debt
You’re spending more on servicing your debts than the thing cost in the first place.