Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Owing a debt to someone.
fall in debt
3 more examples
deeply in debt
up to one's eyeballs in debt
up to one's ears in debt
Synonyms: in the red, in hock
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseOwing a debt to someone.
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in debt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20debt
MLA
“in debt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20debt. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in debt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20debt.
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