indebtedness

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈdɛtɪdnəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The state of owing money or being in debt.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The amount owed.

Examples

  • Favors should be done freely and not out of a sense of indebtedness.

  • Near-synonym: debtorship

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. State of owing money; being in debt.

  3. All debts totalled.

More examples

In context

  • Laws regarding indebtedness and indenture.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From indebted + -ness.