debt of honour
noun[Cusually singular]
UKuk/ˌdet əv ˈɒn.ər/us/ˌdet̬ əv ˈɑː.nɚ/(USdebt of honor)moneythat someoneowesthat they cannot beforcedbylawtopayback, but that they have amoraldutytopayback:
仅道义上有约束力的债务He hadpledgedtorepayadebtofhonourof £110,000outstandingsince 1979.先前他已经承诺偿还一笔十一万英镑的义债，该债务一九七九年来一直拖欠着。
something such asthanks,praise, or arewardthat isowedto someone because oftheirgoodactions:
仅道义上有约束力的债务，名誉债He said that heowedadebtofhonourtothe man whokepthimsaneduring hiscaptivity.他说，对这个在他被囚禁期间使他保持清醒的人，他欠下了一份名誉债。
- I'mfuriousthat adebtofhonourshould have to bepursuedthrough thecourtslike this.
- He said thetax-freepaymentwouldrepaya "debtofhonour"owedby thecountrytomembersof thearmedforces.
- I wasoffereda better-paidjob, butfeelI have adebtofhonourto myboss.
- Brought up in Quebec, he wasabletorepayto French-speaking Canada adebtofhonourbycreatingin Montreal acompanyofyoungactorsdrawnfrom both the English- and French-speakingcommunities.
Borrowing & lending
- amortizable
- amortization
- arrears
- bad debt
- bonded
- borrow
- borrowing
- credit rating
- hock
- holiday
- IOU
- overdraft
- overpayment
- pay downsomething
- pay off
- paysomeone/somethingback
- payday loan
- reschedule
- secure
- straight
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