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deuda

debt

noun DEH-oo-dah Less Common

Origin: From Latin debita ('things owed').

Usage Note

Deuda covers personal debt (deuda bancaria) and national or public debt (la deuda pública). A useful related phrase is estar en deuda con alguien — 'to be indebted to someone' in a moral or emotional sense.

Examples

"El gobierno anunció un plan para reducir la deuda pública."

Natural Translation

The government announced a plan to reduce public debt.

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