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Indebted

//ɪnˈdɛtɪd// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Obligated, especially financially.

    "One of China’s poorest and most indebted provinces has admitted defeat in trying to sort out its finances and is appealing to Beijing for help to avert default."

  2. 2
    Owing gratitude for a service or favour. usually

    "We are indebted to an officer serving with the B.L.A. for sending us a copy of a fine coloured lithographed poster, reproduced above, which he found in the German Control Headquarters of the Belgian Railways in Brussels."

Adjective
  1. 1
    owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc wordnet
  2. 2
    under a legal obligation to someone wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of indebt form-of, participle, past

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