schuld (finanzielle verpflichtung)

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Definition of schuld (finanzielle verpflichtung) in German English dictionary

debt

{n} what is another's just due, a fort of writ

Debt is the state of owing money. Stress is a main reason for debt. If you are in debt or get into debt, you owe money. If you are out of debt or get out of debt, you succeed in paying all the money that you owe. He was already deeply in debt through gambling losses How can I accumulate enough cash to get out of debt?

An amount owed to another Also referred to as liability

The total accumulated amount if money the federal government has borrowed to make up shortfalls in revenue (currently in the trillions of dollars) There are three basic measures of the federal debt

a sum owed to one person by another

An amount owed to another

Any amount one person owes to another

An action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due

Amount owed to another

the state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt"

Money owed to a creditor

money people owed to someone

Money owed to repay someone

An amount owed for funds borrowed The debt may be owed to an organization's own reserves, individuals, banks, or other institutions Generally, the debt is secured by a note, bond, mortgage, or other instrument that states repayment and interest provisions The note, in turn, may be secured by a lien against property or other assets

Securities such as bonds, notes, mortgages and other forms of paper that indicate the intent to repay an amount owed A company that takes on too much debt can wind up in dire financial straits See "Long-Term Debt " BACK TO TOP

That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or to perform for his benefit; thing owed; obligation; liability

Total debt issued by the federal government is referred to as federal debt or gross debt Federal debt has two components: debt held by the public (federal debt held by nonfederal investors, including the Federal Reserve System) and debt held by government accounts (federal debt held by federal government trust funds, deposit insurance funds, and other federal accounts) Debt subject to limit is federal debt that is subject to a statutory limit on its issuance The current limit applies to almost all gross debt, except a small portion of the debt issued by the Department of the Treasury and the small amount of debt issued by other federal agencies (primarily the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Postal Service) [Back to top]

Any amount of money, goods, or services one person owes to another

A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass

feelings You use debt in expressions such as I owe you a debt or I am in your debt when you are expressing gratitude for something that someone has done for you. He was so good to me that I can never repay the debt I owe him. Something owed. Anyone having borrowed money or goods from another owes a debt and is under obligation to return the goods or repay the money, usually with interest. For governments, the need to borrow in order to finance a deficit budget has led to the development of various forms of national debt. See also bankruptcy; debtor and creditor; usury