Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in debt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: in- debt
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Owing a debt to someone.

Example Sentences

Synonyms

in the red in hock

Questions

What does in debt mean?: Owing a debt to someone.

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