obligated
[ ob-li-gey-tid ]
adjective
bound by law or regulation, moral principle, duty, etc.; obliged: My supervisors talked with me regularly about my ambitions and struggles, not because they felt obligated, but because they truly cared.
(of funds, property, etc.) pledged, committed, or bound, as to meet an obligation: If a parent is unable to pay the obligated amount, they are free to request the court to modify the child support order.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of obligate.
Origin of obligated
1Other words from obligated
- non·ob·li·gat·ed, adjective
- qua·si-ob·li·gat·ed, adjective
- un·ob·li·gat·ed, adjective
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How to use obligated in a sentence
This left 141 billion dollars in unobligated authorizations and unliquidated obligations.
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