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Used with adjectives:
"
She has big debts."
(big, heavy, high, huge, large, massive)
"
Most students have outstanding debts."
(outstanding, unpaid)
"
Is it a long-term debt?"
(long-term, short-term)
"
The overall debt is more than his annual income."
(overall, total, gross, net)
"
The federal debt is growing."
(federal, national)
"
She has credit-card debts."
(credit-card, loan, mortgage)
"
She is in serious debt."
(serious, great)
Used with verbs:
"
How much debt do you have?"
(have, owe)
"
The man has accumulated debt."
(accumulated, incurred)
"
Try to clear your debts."
(clear, eliminate, pay off, repay, settle, reduce, manage)
"
He consolidated his debts to make one monthly payment."
(consolidated)
"
How can I get out of debt?"
(get out of)
"
How did she get into debt?"
(get into)
Used with nouns:
"
He is a debt collector."
(collector)
"
I applied for debt cancellation."
(cancellation, forgiveness, reduction, consolidation)
"
She works in debt collection."
(collection, services)
"
He has a debt problem."
(problem)
"
She needs help in debt management."
(management)
Used with prepositions:
"
She has thousands of dollars of debt."
(of)
"
He is in heavy debt."
(in)
