Debt
Debt noun - Something (as money) which is owed.
Tab and debt are semantically related in amount due topic. In some cases you can use "Tab" instead a noun "Debt", when it comes to topics like money owed to others. informal substitute
Nearby Word: debtor
Tab
Tab noun - A record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due.
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Synonyms for Tab
Nearby Word: tablet
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old debt | old tab |
| large | large debt | large tab |
| big | big debt | big tab |
| enormous | enormous debt | enormous tab |
| Other adjectives: huge, new, significant, gigantic, astronomical, unpaid. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- A running joke, at least in Italian stories, is that Donald puts everything on the tab, and now has an enormous debt to every grocer, vendor, repairman, etc.
Source: Perpetual Poverty - Work Off the Debt: In "Like Water for Adric", Doug only realises that his credit card's been stolen when he tries to pay for his bar tab.
Source: Fan Fic / This Time Round - If you don't have the cash on hand to pay him, you can elect to pay in Play Coins (which players can get for free just by walking) or put your debt on a tab (Charon appears just as you collect the necessary money and helps himself).
Source: Death Is a Slap on the Wrist
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