to run up a debt ou debts

  • 1debt — [ det ] noun *** 1. ) count an amount of money that you owe: By this time we had debts of over $15,000. run up a debt (=let it increase): She had run up debts of nearly $10,000. pay (off)/repay a debt: Many people experience difficulty in paying… …

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  • 2run — [run] vi. ran or Dial. run, run, running [altered (with vowel prob. infl. by pp.) < ME rinnen, rennen < ON & OE: ON rinna, to flow, run, renna, to cause to run (< Gmc * rannjan); OE rinnan, iornan: both < Gmc * renwo < IE base * er …

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  • 3debt — that which is owed. If you borrow money, buy something on credit or receive more money on an account than is owed, you have a debt. Glossary of Business Terms Funds owed by a debtor to a creditor. Outstanding debt obligations are assets for… …

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  • 4Debt — Money borrowed. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * debt debt [det] noun 1. [countable] money that one person, organization, country etc owes to another: • The country will not receive further funds after it failed to repay debts of $16… …

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  • 5debt */*/*/ — UK [det] / US noun Word forms debt : singular debt plural debts 1) a) [countable] an amount of money that you owe By this time we had debts of over £15,000. run up a debt (= let it increase): She had run up debts of nearly £10,000. pay… …

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  • 6debt — /det/ noun 1 (C) a sum of money that you owe: pay off/repay/clear your debts: He now had enough money to pay off his father s outstanding debts. (+ of): The company has debts of around $1,000,000. | run up a debt (=borrow money without paying it… …

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  • 7debt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of owing money Nouns 1. debt, indebtedness, obligation, liability, debit, score; charge, charge account; arrears, deferred payment, accounts receivable; deficit, default; insolvency, nonpayment,… …

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  • 8Run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealers give to and ask for runs from each other. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran PASTTENSE [ræn] …

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  • 9run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities ( maturity). dealers give and ask for runs from each other. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran …

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  • 10run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when …

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