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debt

債務　—　Institutions

What must be paid back.

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A photograph of what this word names.

⚠ Money itself, when examined closely, is a form of debt. Banknotes are recorded on the books as a liability of the issuer. "Records of debt" and "money" were not originally separate concepts.