- debt owing
- A debt which is unpaid. Such a debt is a debt owing, whether it is past due, presently due or due at a future time. State ex rel. Rice v Wilkinson, 82 Mont 15, 264 P 679, 683.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
debt owing
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owing — ow‧ing [ˈəʊɪŋ ǁ ˈoʊ ] adjective [only after a noun] ACCOUNTING FINANCE an amount of money owing has not been paid yet: • We will send an estimate of the amount owing for the goods or services provided. • The brewery settled the £149 debt owing to … Financial and business terms
debt — n 1. obligation, indebtedness, incumbrance, accountability, responsibility; liability, claim, account, score, due; deficit, arrears, debit. 2. in debt owing, accountable, liable, responsible, answerable for; beholden, bound, bounden; in arrears,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
debt — n [Old French dette, ultimately from Latin debita, plural of debitum debt, from neuter of debitus, past participle of debere to owe] 1: something owed: as a: a specific sum of money or a performance due another esp. by agreement (as a loan… … Law dictionary
Debt — • That which is owed or due to another; in general, anything which one person is under an obligation to pay or render to another Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Debt Debt … Catholic encyclopedia
debt poolers — Individuals or organizations who receive and apply monthly funds from a person owing money to several creditors and who make arrangements to pay these creditors less than what is actually owed. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law … Law dictionary
debt-laden — ˈdebt ˌladen adjective JOURNALISM having a lot of debt: • The debt laden entertainment group is suspending dividend payments as it struggles to service bank loans. * * * debt laden UK US adjective ► owing a lot of money or involving a lot of debt … Financial and business terms
debt-ridden — ˈdebt ˌridden adjective JOURNALISM owing a lot of money and having difficulty in paying it: • Debt ridden companies should be allowed to fail quickly. * * * debt ridden UK US adjective ► having a lot of debt and therefore in financial difficulty … Financial and business terms
debt collector — UK US noun [countable] [singular debt collector plural debt collectors] someone whose job is to make people pay back the money they owe Thesaurus: relating to borrowing money and owing moneyhyponym … Useful english dictionary
debt-free — UK US adjective ► not owing money: »The company s virtually debt free status gives it the flexibility to consider larger deals … Financial and business terms
debt — [det] n. [altered (after L) < ME & OFr dette < L debitum, neut. pp. of debere, to owe < de , from + habere, to have: see HABIT] 1. something owed by one person to another or others 2. an obligation or liability to pay or return something … English World dictionary
