Synonyms and antonyms of In debt in American Thesaurus

back (adjective)

used for describing money that is owed from an earlier date and has not been paid yet

bailiff (noun)

British an official whose job is to take away the possessions of someone who has not paid money they owe

be into someone for something ()

to owe someone money

debtor (noun)

a person, organization, or country that owes money

debt-ridden (adjective)

in serious financial trouble as a result of owing very large amounts of money

deep in debt ()

owing a lot of money

delinquent (adjective)

someone who is delinquent in paying their taxes or bills fails to pay the money that they owe

HCEO (noun)

a High Court Enforcement Officer: in the High Court in England and Wales, a person similar to a bailiff who is instructed by the court to help creditors recover money they are owed

High Court Enforcement Officer (noun)

in the High Court in England and Wales, a person similar to a bailiff who is instructed by the court to help creditors recover money they are owed

in arrears ()

late in making a regular payment

indebted (adjective)

owing money

in hock to someone ()

owing money to a person or organization, or forced to do things for them because they have loaned you money or have helped you

insolvent (adjective)

formal a company or person that is insolvent does not have enough money to pay what they owe

in the hole ()

in the situation of owing money

in the red ()

with more money being spent than there is available

into/out of the red ()

into/out of a situation in which you are not making enough money

judgment debtor (noun)

someone who owes money under the terms of a court judgment

liable (adjective)

if someone is liable for something, they must pay it or must do it

overdrawn (adjective)

if you are overdrawn, or if your bank account is overdrawn, you owe your bank money that you have spent when there was no money in your account

red ink (noun)

mainly journalism a situation in which you owe more money than you have