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Search phrase: debt

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.ii.48That he unknown to me should be in debt. Thus he vnknowne to me should be in debt:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.ii.56As if time were in debt. How fondly dost thou reason! As if time were in debt: how fondly do'st thou reason?
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.ii.60If 'a be in debt and theft, and a sergeant in the way, If I be in debt and theft, and a Serieant in the way,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.116The debt he owes will be required of me.The debt he owes will be requir'd of me.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.119And, knowing how the debt grows, I will pay it.And knowing how the debt growes I will pay it.
CymbelineCym I.iii.11His steel was in debt, it went o'th' backsideHis Steele was in debt, it went o'th'Backe-side
CymbelineCym IV.ii.233.1Is now due debt. To th' grave!Is now due debt. To'th'graue.
HamletHam III.ii.203To pay ourselves what to ourselves is debt.To pay our selues, what to our selues is debt:
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.207And pay the debt I never promised,And pay the debt I neuer promised;
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.183To answer all the debt he owes to you,To answer all the Debt he owes vnto you,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.280The King will always think him in our debt,The King will alwayes thinke him in our debt,
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.103And being no more in debt to years than thouAnd being no more in debt to yeeres, then thou,
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.118debt you owe her, and unpay the villainy you have donedebt you owe her, and vnpay the villany you haue done
Henry IV Part 22H4 epilogue.19but light payment, to dance out of your debt. But abut light payment, to Dance out of your debt: But a
Julius CaesarJC III.i.83Fly not; stand still; ambition's debt is paid.Fly not, stand still: Ambitions debt is paid.
King LearKL III.ii.88No squire in debt nor no poor knight,No Squire in debt, nor no poore Knight;
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.21when he should pronounce ‘debt’ – d, e, b, t, not d, e,when he shold pronounce debt; d e b t, not det
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.333And consciences that will not die in debtAnd consciences that wil not die in debt,
MacbethMac V.vi.78Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt.Your son my Lord, ha's paid a souldiers debt,
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.61sent thee thither. For debt, Pompey? Or how?sent thee thether: for debt Pompey? Or how?
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.239the prisoner the very debt of your calling. I havethe prisoner the verie debt of your Calling. I haue
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.307To pay the petty debt twenty times over.To pay the petty debt twenty times ouer.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.iii.36To see me pay his debt, and then I care not.To see me pay his debt, and then I care not.
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.276And he repents not that he pays your debt,And he repents not that he payes your debt.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.85For debt that bankrupt sleep doth sorrow owe,For debt that bankrout slip doth sorrow owe,
Richard IIR2 I.i.129For that my sovereign liege was in my debtFor that my Soueraigne Liege was in my debt,
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.92With dull unwillingness to repay a debtWith dull vnwillingnesse to repay a debt,
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.95For it requires the royal debt it lent you.For it requires the Royall debt it lent you.
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.109I am in your debt for your last exercise;I am in your debt, for your last Exercise:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.21Edward for Edward pays a dying debt.Edward for Edward, payes a dying debt.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.238I'll pay that doctrine, or else die in debt.Ile pay that doctrine, or else die in debt.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.118O dear account! My life is my foe's debt.O deare account! My life is my foes debt.
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.153Too little payment for so great a debt.Too little payment for so great a debt.
Timon of AthensTim I.i.99Ay, my good lord. Five talents is his debt,I my good Lord, fiue Talents is his debt,
Timon of AthensTim I.i.107Which he shall have. I'll pay the debt, and free him.Which he shall haue. Ile pay the debt, and free him.
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.197That what he speaks is all in debt. He owesThat what he speaks is all in debt, he ows
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.42With clamorous demands of broken bonds,With clamorous demands of debt, broken Bonds,
Timon of AthensTim III.v.79And be in debt to none – yet, more to move you,And be in debt to none: yet more to moue you,
Timon of AthensTim III.vi.13In like manner was I in debt to my importunateIn like manner was I in debt to my importunat
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.176What nearer debt in all humanityWhat neerer debt in all humanity,
Twelfth NightTN I.i.35To pay this debt of love but to a brother – To pay this debt of loue but to a brother,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.19Is but a debt to honour, and my duty.Is but a debt to honour, and my duty.
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.6Go hence in debt. And therefore, like a cipherGoe hence in debt: And therefore, like a Cypher

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.329 Till every minute pays the hour his debt. Till euerie minute payes the howre his debt.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.649 The petty streams that pay a daily debt The petty streames that paie a dailie det
SonnetsSonn.83.4 The barren tender of a poet's debt; The barren tender of a Poets debt:
Venus and AdonisVen.84 And one sweet kiss shall pay this countless debt. And one sweet kisse shal pay this comptlesse debt.
Venus and AdonisVen.521 Say for non-payment that the debt should double, Say for non-paimet, that the debt should double,

Glossary

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account, accomptreckoning, debt, sum owing
after-debtunpaid bill after goods have been received, outstanding debt
cross[of a debt] cancel by crossing through, strike out
debitordebtor [debt column in an account book]
debtconstrained by necessity, under an obligation
debtedin debt, indebted, obligated
duedebt, liability, amount owing
dutydebt, obligation, dues
quittancedocument certifying a release from debt, receipt of discharge
recognizancebond recognizing a debt
redemptionransom, means of release [from debt]
satisfactionpayment [of a debt]
scorereckoning, account, debt
scoremethod of notching a piece of wood as a means of debt-keeping; when split in two between lender and debtor, the scores on the two pieces of wood would tally
statutebond securing a debt with the debtor's land; legal security

Thesaurus

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bond recognizing a debtrecognizance
bond securing a debt with the debtor's landstatute
cancel by crossing through [of a debt]cross
debtaccount, accompt
debtdue
debtduty
debtscore
debt, bond recognizing arecognizance
debt, indebted
debt, outstandingafter-debt
debt, release fromquittance
debt, secured by debtor's landstatute
debt-keeping, means ofscore
debtor [debt column in an account book]debitor
document certifying a release from debtquittance
outstanding debtafter-debt
release, means of [from debt]redemption
scores in debt-keepingscore

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DEBITORBASICsee DEBT
DEBTBASICdebt n, debt v
DEBTCOLUMNdebitor n
DEBTPEOPLEdebtor n
DEBTSTATEindebted adj
DEBTTIMEafter-debt n
INDEBTEDBASICsee DEBT

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