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Indebtedness

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The state of being indebted.

n. Something owed to another.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. State of owing money; being in debt.

n. The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.

n. The amount owed.

n. All debts totalled.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The state of being indebted.

n. The sum owed; debts, collectively.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state of being indebted, without regard to ability or inability to pay the debt.

n. The amount owed; debts collectively: as, the indebtedness of an individual or a corporation.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor

n. an obligation to pay money to another party

Word Usage

"That was damaging enough to the principles of capitalism, but reduction of principal indebtedness is just another step in punishing prudent investors and indicates a lack of understanding of the dire consequences of that policy."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

personal relationship personal relation

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

obligation issuers equities liability taxation