indebtedness
Americannoun
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the state of being indebted
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the total of a person's debts
Other Word Forms
- overindebtedness noun
Etymology
Origin of indebtedness
Example Sentences
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He has a chunk of some $62 billion in shares pledged as collateral to secure “certain personal indebtedness,” according to a September filing.
The company also said it had established a $1.44 billion U.S. dollar reserve “to support the payment of dividends on its preferred stock and interest on its outstanding indebtedness.”
From Barron's
The company said it had established a $1.44 billion reserve in U.S. dollars “to support the payment of dividends on its preferred stock and interest on its outstanding indebtedness.”
From Barron's
"Markets appear complacent as the ground shifts," it said in its financial stability report, which noted risks from trade tensions, geopolitical uncertainty and rising sovereign indebtedness.
From BBC
The latest consumption slump, however, has deepened amid not just a destruction in purchasing power, but also a precipitous drop in financial savings and surging indebtedness among the masses.
From BBC
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