Debt Definition–noun | 1. | something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another: a debt of $50. | | 2. | a liability or obligation to pay or render something: My debt to her for advice is not to be discharged easily. | | 3. | the condition of being under such an obligation: His gambling losses put him deeply in debt. | | 4. | Theology. an offense requiring reparation; a sin; a trespass. | |
From Dictionary Relief Definition–noun | 1. | alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. | | 2. | a means or thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc. | | 3. | money, food, or other help given to those in poverty or need. | | 4. | something affording a pleasing change, as from monotony. | | 5. | release from a post of duty, as by the arrival of a substitute or replacement. | | 6. | the person or persons acting as replacement. | | 7. | the rescue of a besieged town, fort, etc., from an attacking force. | | 8. | the freeing of a closed space, as a tank or boiler, from more than a desirable amount of pressure or vacuum. | | 9. | Feu
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