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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries债务
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhàiwù
"他偿还了他的债务。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An amount of money that is owed to someone.
"After years of hard work, she finally paid off her student debt." - 2
A state of owing money or obligation to repay.
"He found himself in debt after making several poor financial decisions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'dette', which comes from the Latin 'debitum', meaning 'thing owed'. It entered the English language in the 13th century, eventually dropping the middle 'b' in spelling while retaining its core economic meaning of obligation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Debt" is said worldwide
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Dívida
Transliteration: ˈd͡ʒivida
"Ela pagou a dívida."
Debito
Transliteration: ˈdɛbito
"Ha pagato il suo debito."
Deuda
Transliteration: ˈdeu̯ða
"Él pagó su deuda."
Dette
Transliteration: dɛt
"Il a remboursé sa dette."
Schuld
Transliteration: ʃʊlt
"Er hat seine Schuld beglichen."
कर्ज़
Transliteration: karz
"उसने अपना कर्ज़ चुका दिया।"
债务
Transliteration: zhàiwù
"他偿还了他的债务。"
빚
Transliteration: bij
"그는 그의 빚을 갚았다."
借金
Transliteration: しゃっきん
"彼は借金を返済した。"
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