Indebtedness

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    State of owing money; being in debt. uncountable, usually

    "Near-synonym: debtorship"

  2. 2
    a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone. uncountable, usually

    "Near-synonym: debtorship"

  4. 4
    an obligation to pay money to another party wordnet
  5. 5
    The amount owed. uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    All debts totalled. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

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obligationobligationdebtdebtorshipaccounts payableaccounts receivable

Example

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

Etymology

From indebted + -ness.

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