Debt of gratitude
1owe a debt of gratitude/thanks to — to have a good reason to be very grateful to (someone) The whole town owes a debt of gratitude to the people who organized the parade. • • • Main Entry: ↑debt …
2owe a debt of gratitude/thanks to someone — see ↑debt • • • Main Entry: ↑owe …
3debt — W2S2 [det] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: dette, from Latin debitum, from debere to owe ] 1.) a sum of money that a person or organization owes debt of ▪ This over ambitious strategy has saddled them with debts of around $3,000,000.… …
4debt — [ det ] noun *** 1. ) count an amount of money that you owe: By this time we had debts of over $15,000. run up a debt (=let it increase): She had run up debts of nearly $10,000. pay (off)/repay a debt: Many people experience difficulty in paying… …
5Gratitude — Gratitude, appreciation, or thankfulness is a positive emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. In a religious context, gratitude can also refer to a feeling of indebtedness towards a deity. Most… …
6Debt — • That which is owed or due to another; in general, anything which one person is under an obligation to pay or render to another Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Debt Debt …
7gratitude — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, profound ▪ heartfelt, sincere ▪ eternal, undying VERB + GRATITUDE ▪ …
8debt — noun 1 sum of money owed ADJECTIVE ▪ big, crippling, enormous, heavy, high, huge, large, massive, substantial ▪ …
9gratitude — grat|i|tude [ˈgrætıtju:d US tu:d] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Latin gratitudo, from gratus; GRATEFUL] the feeling of being grateful ≠ ↑ingratitude ▪ Tears of gratitude filled her eyes. gratitude to/towards ▪ She had a deep gratitude …
10debt */*/*/ — UK [det] / US noun Word forms debt : singular debt plural debts 1) a) [countable] an amount of money that you owe By this time we had debts of over £15,000. run up a debt (= let it increase): She had run up debts of nearly £10,000. pay… …
