indebtedness

[in-det-id-nis]

noun

1. the state of being indebted.

2. an amount owed.

3. debts collectively.

indebtedness

/ ɪnˈdɛtɪdnɪs /

noun

1. the state of being indebted

2. the total of a person's debts

Other Word Forms

• overindebtedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of indebtedness¹

First recorded in 1640–50; indebted + -ness

Example Sentences

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.”

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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.”

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"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.

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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.

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Gi-hun views it as the warped outcome of a system designed to relegate increasing numbers of people to a permanent state of indebtedness and poverty.

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Related Words

• debt 
• liability