債務
Meanings
1
Primarily a legal or financial term for a duty to pay money or perform an act, often contrasted with 債権 (credit/claim).
Antonyms: 債権
The company is saddled with a large amount of debt.
You must fulfill your contractual obligations.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が債務を負うfor someone to incur/bear a debt or obligation
The company is carrying a large debt.
- 債務を履行するto fulfill an obligation
One must fulfill the obligation as stipulated in the contract.
- 債務を返済するto repay a debt
He finally repaid his debt.
- 債務が発生するfor a debt/obligation to arise
An obligation arises upon signing the contract.
Expressions
- 債務の罠debt trap