debted

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UK/ˈdɛtəd/

adjective

indebted; under obligation

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Meanings

adjectivedebted (comparative more debted, superlative most debted)

comparative more debted · superlative most debted

  1. indebted; under obligation

    I stand debted to this gentleman.

    c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of debt

Origin

From debt + -ed.

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APA

debted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debted

MLA

“debted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debted.

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