Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in someone's debt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
in- -some-one's debt
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Very grateful for something (a favor) that someone has done for one.

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What does in someone's debt mean?
Very grateful for something (a favor) that someone has done for one.

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