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Schuld — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blame noun Responsibility for something bad, or the act of holding someone responsible for it.
  • debt noun Money that one person or organisation owes to another.
  • fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
  • guilt noun The fact of having done something wrong; responsibility for an offense.
  • indebtedness noun State of owing money; being in debt.
  • liability noun A legal or financial responsibility for a debt, loss, or obligation.

Senses

Schuld is used for these senses in English:

  • at fault Of hunting dogs: unable to find the scent.
  • blame (computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.
  • debt An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
  • indebtedness The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.
  • liability An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.

blame — full definition

  1. noun Responsibility for something bad, or the act of holding someone responsible for it.
  2. verb To hold someone or something responsible for a fault or problem.

debt — full definition

  1. noun Money that one person or organisation owes to another.
  2. noun A sense of owing someone something non-financial, such as gratitude or loyalty.

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