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indebtedness

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in·debt·ed·ness  (n-dtd-ns)
n.
1. The state of being indebted.
2. Something owed to another.
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Noun1.indebtedness - an obligation to pay money to another party
financial obligation, liability
limited liability - the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm
obligation - the state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job"
debt - the state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt"
arrears - the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears"
account payable, payable - a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency"
scot and lot - obligations of all kinds taken as a whole
2.indebtedness - a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
obligation
personal relation, personal relationship - a relation between persons
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So I have used them whenever I could find an opportunity, and it is but just that I acknowledge my indebtedness to my little friends.
The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
not indebtedness, but possession; it meant "own," and in the minds of
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The last three sentences stung Tom into a fury, and he said to himself that if his father were only alive and in reach of assassination his mother would soon find that he had a very clear notion of the size of his indebtedness to that man, and was willing to pay it up in full, and would do it too, even at risk of his life; but he kept this thought to himself; that was safest in his mother's present state.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
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