dēbitum — meaning in English

English meaning

• debt noun Money that one person or organisation owes to another.
• duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.

Senses

dēbitum is used for these senses in English:

• debt An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
• duty (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

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.

duty — full definition

1. noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
2. noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
3. noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.

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