amenddebt
/əˈmɛndˌdɛbt/nounVerified NewAn apology owed for so long that it now costs more than the original injury.
The debtor feels it accruing; the creditor stops expecting it. By the time it is paid, the payment settles a larger account than anyone opened.
Etym. — amend + debt — reparation with interest, in the family of trustlag.
Rel. — trustlag
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