indebtedness

Noun

Meaning

The state of being indebted.

The sum owed; debts, collectively.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

obligation liability financial obligation due loss bill thanks charge failure score responsibility credit debt duty default
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Antonyms

return indemnity exchange payment compensation discharge
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Hypernyms

obligation personal relation personal relationship

Hyponyms

debt payable arrears limited liability account payable scot and lot

Examples

The advent of the Christian God, as the maximum god attained so far, was therefore accompanied by the maximum feeling of guilty indebtedness on earth. Friedrich Nietzsche

Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is not forgotten, it turns into a gnawing worm. Friedrich Nietzsche

Anybody who has ever been in business, anybody who has ever paid bills, anybody who has ever lived in a serious adult life knows that indebtedness is a killer. Frank Lautenberg

People ask how I can be a conservative and still want higher taxes. It makes my head spin, and I guess it shows how old I am. But I thought that conservatives were supposed to like balanced budgets. I thought it was the conservative position to not leave heavy indebtedness to our grandchildren. Ben Stein

I am often worried at the thought that my life is based to such a large extent on the work of my fellow human beings and I am aware of my great indebtedness to them. Albert Einstein

I confess indebtedness to Adventists as well as to other denominations. Charles Taze Russell

Close letter words and terms

indebted person indebted to indebtedly indebtment indecainide indecence