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Pronunciation Northern /nə̰ːʔ˨˩/ Central /nə̰ː˨˨/ Southern /nəː˨˩˨/
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debt
Noun
debt

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Meaning
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
debt Money, Insurance & TaxTheme

An amount of money or property that someone must pay back.

vi Anh ấy đang cố gắng trả hết các khoản nợ cũ.

en He is trying to pay off all his old debts.

Verb

Sense 2 Verb
owe

To still have to pay back money or property borrowed from someone, or to be indebted for a favor.

vi Tôi vẫn còn nợ bạn một lời cảm ơn chân thành.

en I still owe you a sincere thank you.

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của nợ / nợ nần / công nợ / thẻ ghi nợ …
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