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Meanings of old debt in English

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Usage of old debt in English
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Third, how are countries coping with the legacy of old debt crises?
The Irish Times
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You are only receiving back the payment for an old debt, Miriam.
Miriam Monfort / A Novel
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For she has incurred an old debt of evil with me also.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
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The last dollar of the old debt was paid in 1833.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
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Sano remembered the day when his father had called in that old debt.
Shinjū
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This was an old debt, owed for a long time to the donor.
A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
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Lower-rated borrowers are also refinancing old debt faster than investment-grade issuers.
Reuters
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It chooses to throw new debt on top of old debt.
The South African
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We can help them get new credit to pay back old debt, he said.
Reuters
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That I will with pleasure; it will only be discharging an old debt, Levee.
The Privateersman
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The old debt was honestly paid, and the king got his bond back again.
The Pink Fairy Book
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The second Charles owed an old debt to Penn's father.
Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Begin...
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Yohan muttered under his breath before answering: An old debt.
The brazen gambit
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His resources were taxes and loans; his obligations, an old debt and a daily expenditure.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 / A Maga...
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You only find out about old debt because you are buying a car or house.
Reuters
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And it is much better to work out an old debt than to be idle.
The Lights and Shadows of Real Life
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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