| Main Entry: | IOU |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promissory note |
Synonyms: |
bill, chit, debenture, debt |
| Main Entry: | account |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | record of finances, fees, or charges |
Synonyms: |
IOU, bad news, balance, bill, book, books, charge, check, computation, cuff, grunt*, inventory, invoice, ledger, reckoning, record, register, report, score, statement, tab, tally |
| Main Entry: | bill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | account of charges; money owed |
Synonyms: |
IOU, bad news, check, chit, damage*, debt, invoice, itemized account, knock*, note, reckoning, request for payment, score, statement, statement of indebtedness, tab |
| Main Entry: | debenture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | certificate of debt |
Synonyms: |
I.O.U., bond, promise to pay, voucher |
| Main Entry: | debt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money owed to others |
Synonyms: |
IOU, albatross, arrearage, arrears, bad news, baggage, below the line, bill, bite*, capital, check, chit, claim, commitment, credit, cuff, damage*, dead horse, debenture, debit, deficit, due, dues, duty, encumbrance, in hock, in the hole, in the red, indebtedness, invoice, liability, manifest, mortgage, note, obligation, outstandings, price tag, promissory note, receipt, reckoning, red ink, responsibility, score, tab, tally, voucher |
Antonyms: |
asset, cash, credit, excess, profit |
| Main Entry: | draft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | check for paying money |
Synonyms: |
IOU, bank draft, bill, bond, cheque, coupon, debenture, letter of credit, money order, order, promissory note, receipt, warrant |
| Notes: | wind moves horizontally, while a draft moves vertically |
| Main Entry: | due |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unpaid; owing money |
Synonyms: |
IOU, chargeable, collectible, expected, in arrears, mature, not met, outstanding, overdue, owed, payable, receivable, scheduled, to be paid, unliquidated, unsatisfied, unsettled |
Antonyms: |
paid |
| Main Entry: | invoice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | itemized bill |
Synonyms: |
IOU, account, bill of sale, check, note, statement |
| Main Entry: | liability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | burden, debt |
Synonyms: |
IOU, account, arrear, arrearage, bad news, baggage, balance, bite*, chance, chit, contingency, contract, damage, debit, disadvantage, drag*, drawback, due*, encumbrance, handicap, hindrance, impediment, inconvenience, indebtedness, indebtment, involvement, lease, loan, millstone, minus, misfortune, mortgage, nuisance, obligation, onus, pledge, possibility, remainder, responsibility, tab |
Antonyms: |
asset |
| Main Entry: | obligation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | responsibility |
Synonyms: |
IOU, accountability, accountableness, agreement, bond, burden, business, call, cause, charge, chit, commitment, committal, compulsion, conscience, constraint, contract, debit, debt, devoir, due bill, dues, duty, engagement, liability, must, necessity, need, occasion, onus, ought, part, place, promise, requirement, restraint, right, trust, understanding |