Collocations for debt - noun

big, crippling, enormous, heavy, high, huge, large, massive, substantial
He was burdened with crippling debts.

mounting
a company faced with mounting debts

outstanding, unpaid
She used her lottery winnings to pay off her outstanding debts.

bad (= that cannot be repaid)
Bad debt has hit the bank's profits this year.

long-term, short-term
overall, total
gross, net
commercial, corporate
federal, government
consumer
external, foreign, international
national, public
The country has a national debt of 80% of GNP.

personal
He used the cash to pay off personal debts.

gambling
credit-card, loan, mortgage
Managing your student loan debt is not easy.

be burdened with, have, owe (sb)
the substantial debts that the company owed to the bank

accumulate, incur, run up
She ran up huge debts on her credit card.

clear, eliminate, meet, pay, pay back, pay off, repay, retire (AmE,finance), settle
Without a job, he'll never clear his debts.
It'll take months to pay off all your debts.

reduce
tackle
The new governments main aim is to tackle the country's massive debt.

default on
The company defaulted on its debt and its assets were seized.

cancel, erase, forgive, wipe out, write off
After a series of meetings, the banks were forced to write off the company's debts.

service (= pay interest on)
The fall in exports has left the country unable to service its debts.

refinance, reschedule, restructure
The company has reached a deal allowing it to restructure its debts.

consolidate
He wanted to consolidate his debts into one payment.

manage
The first step in managing your debt is to stop incurring it.

secure
a debt secured on property

fall due (BrE)
stand at sth, total sth
The national debt stands at $7 billion.

arise from sth (BrE)
debts arising from bad investments

collection, collector
payment, repayment
burden, level, load, obligation
Data show that debt levels at private companies are increasing.

problem
management
We offer financial and debt-management advice.

cancellation, forgiveness, relief
reduction
consolidation
service
crisis
a solution to the debt crisis of the developing world

of debt
$80 million of debt

a burden of debt
Faced with a mounting burden of debt, he sold off the company.

payment of a debt, repayment of a debt, settlement of a debt

serious

get into, go into, slip into
It is easy to get into serious debt with a credit card.

get out of
You can get out of debt by strict economizing.

in debt
He was heavily in debt by the time he sought advice.

out of debt
We're all struggling to stay out of debt.

deeply in debt, heavily in debt

great

owe
acknowledge, recognize
repay
She was simply repaying a debt, saving his career in return for him saving hers.

in sb's debt
I will be forever in Ruth's debt for the excellent advice she gave me.

debt to
In the introduction, the author acknowledges her debt to other writers on the subject.

owe a debt of gratitude to sb
We owe a great debt of gratitude to our families for their support.