forgive a debt/loanformal if a country or organization forgives a debt, it says that the money does not have to be paid back 免除债务 SYN write off Saudi Arabia’s decision to forgive the debt owed by the poorest Islamic countries 沙特阿拉伯免除最贫困伊斯兰国家债务的决定
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