English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Debt Pronunciation
Debt is pronounced DET, IPA /ˈdɛt/.
DET
US /ˈdɛt/ · UK /ˈdɛt/
Syllables: DET (1 syllable)
noun: Money that one person or organisation owes to another.
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Debt in a Sentence
- They cleared the last of the debt in March.
- The company is carrying a great deal of debt.
- I owe her a debt I cannot really repay.
Common Mispronunciations of Debt
Not DEBT with the b sounded
The b is silent. It was added to the spelling by scholars who wanted the word to look more like the Latin debitum, long after English had stopped saying it.
Not DETH
The ending is a hard t, not a th. Keeping the tongue behind the teeth rather than between them avoids turning it into death.
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