indebtedness
/ɪnˈdɛtɪdnəs/
indebtedness noun: state of owing money; being in debt.
Noun
indebtedness (usually uncountable, plural indebtednesses)
- State of owing money; being in debt.
- Near-synonym: debtorship
- Laws regarding indebtedness and indenture.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 738
- Synonyms:
- debtorship
- 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.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, pages 120–1
- Synonyms:
- debtorship
- The amount owed.
- Synonyms:
- debt, obligation
- All debts totalled.
- Synonyms:
- debt, obligation
indebtedness meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
indebtedness in Tamil
- கடன்பட்ட நிலை, கடன்பட்டதன்மை, கடன்பாடு, கடப்பாடு
indebtedness in Urdu
- indebtedness
- احسان مندی ehsān mandī
indebtedness in Malayalam
- indebtedness
- കടപ്പാട് kaṭappāṭŭ
indebtedness in Kannada
- ಋಣಗ್ರಸ್ತತೆ, ಋಣಭಾರತ್ವ
Synonyms of indebtedness
Forms of indebtedness
| plural | indebtednesses |
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Origin of indebtedness
From indebted + -ness.
Questions about indebtedness
- What does indebtedness mean?
- Indebtedness means state of owing money; being in debt.
- What is indebtedness in Tamil?
- Indebtedness in Tamil is கடன்பட்ட நிலை, கடன்பட்டதன்மை, கடன்பாடு. See Indebtedness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is indebtedness?
- Indebtedness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce indebtedness?
- Indebtedness is pronounced /ɪnˈdɛtɪdnəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of indebtedness?
- The plural of indebtedness is indebtednesses.
Words near indebtedness in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: indebtedness (page history and authors); indebtedness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); احسان مندی (Urdu) (page history and authors); കടപ്പാട് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); indebtedness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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