| Main Entry: | promissory note |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written promise to pay |
Synonyms: |
IOU, P/N, cosigned promissory note, note, note of hand, p.n. |
| 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: | promise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one's word that something will be done |
Synonyms: |
affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath, obligation, pact, parole, pawn, pledge, plight, profession, promissory note, sacred word, security, stipulation, swear, swearing, token, troth, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor |
Antonyms: |
break, renege |
| Main Entry: | solemn word |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promise |
Synonyms: |
affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, guaranty, insurance, marriage, oath, obligation, pact, parole, pawn, pledge, plight, profession, promissory note, sacred word, security, stipulation, swear, swearing, token, troth, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word of honor, word* |
| Main Entry: | debt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
bankrupt, beggared, behindhand, chargeable, due, gazetted, gratis, in arrears, in debt, in the gazette, incumbered, indebted, insolvent, involved, liable, minus, not paying, outstanding, owing, sperate, unable to make both ends meet, unpaid, unremunerated, unrequited, unrewarded, worse than nothing
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| Concept: | Debt. |
| Category: | 4. Monetary Relations |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
-verbs
be in debt; owe; incur a debt, contract a debt; run up a bill, run up a score, run up an account; go on tick; borrow; run into debt, get into debt, outrun the constable., answer for, go bail for.
-adjectives
indebted; liable, chargeable, answerable for., in debt, in embarassed circumstances, in difficulties; incumbered, involved; involved in debt, plunged in debt, deep in debt, over head and ears in debt; deeply involved; fast tied up; insolvent (not paying); minus, out of pocket., unpaid; unrequited, unrewarded; owing, due, in arrear, outstanding.
-phrases
aes alienum debitorem leve gravius inimicum facit [Latin]; "neither a borrower nor a lender be" [Hamlet].
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Antonyms: |
credit |
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