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indebtedness

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdɛtɪdnəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English indebted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English indebtedness From indebted + -ness.

  1. State of owing money; being in debt.

    Near-synonym: debtorship

    Laws regarding indebtedness and indenture.

  2. The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.

    Near-synonym: debtorship

    Strong on administrative competence, the ministers as a group were united in their indebtedness to Fleury and in a collective mistrust of any putative successor from the court.

  3. The amount owed.
  4. All debts totalled.