indebtedness

[ in-det-id-nis ]

/ ɪnˈdɛt ɪd nɪs /

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noun

the state of being indebted.

an amount owed.

debts collectively.

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Origin of indebtedness

First recorded in 1640–50; indebted + -ness

OTHER WORDS FROM indebtedness

o·ver·in·debt·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby indebtedness

indamine, Indanthrene, indapamide, Ind.E., indebted, indebtedness, indecency, indecent, indecent assault, indecent exposure, indeciduate

How to use indebtedness in a sentence

The divergence in indebtedness happens as an unbalanced global economic recovery exacerbates fears that the post-pandemic world will be even more unequal.
Delta variant dangerous during pregnancy, CDC reports say|Andrew Jeong, Adela Suliman, Laurie McGinley, Paulina Villegas|November 19, 2021|Washington Post
On “Song in E,” she admits that “it’s the mercy I can’t take,” the feelings of indebtedness to loved ones who continue to support her.
Julien Baker questioned her faith. Music helped her embrace the uncertainty.|Sonia Rao|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
“NewLight did this both to resolve all past indebtedness owed by the hospital, but also as a gesture of good will,” Hughes said.
How the CARES Act Forgot America’s Most Vulnerable Hospitals|by Brianna Bailey, The Frontier|January 26, 2021|ProPublica
And we will enslave our children to a hopeless future of indebtedness.
America: Let Romney and Ryan Fix the Country|Mark McKinnon|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I cant let you increase your indebtedness, and his pudgy hand lifted the basket and put it on the shelf behind him.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
But a bank can retain a dividend that has been declared to reduce the indebtedness of the owner to the bank for his stock.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
For, to do this is to reduce its assets or fund for paying its indebtedness, which the law will not permit to be done.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
A corporation has no lien on its stock for the indebtedness of the owner unless conferred by charter or statute.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
In reply to the question as to his indebtedness, the client or the patient is told: "What you please."
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street

British Dictionary definitions for indebtedness

indebtedness

/ (ɪnˈdɛtɪdnɪs) /

noun

the state of being indebted

the total of a person's debts

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