Meanings
plural indebtednesses
- uncountableusuallyState of owing money; being in debt.
Near-synonym: debtorship
1 more example
Laws regarding indebtedness and indenture.
2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 738Synonyms: debtorship
- uncountableusuallyThe state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.
Near-synonym: debtorship
1 more example
Strong on administrative competence, the ministers as a group were united in their indebtedness to Fleury and in a collective mistrust of any putative successor from the court.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, pages 120–1Synonyms: debtorship
Synonyms & antonyms
nounState of owing money; being in debt.
nounThe state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.
nounThe amount owed.
nounAll debts totalled.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian задълженост, дълг
- задълженост (zadălženost)state of being in debt
- дълг (dălg)amount owed
Catalan endeutament, endeutament
- endeutamentstate of being in debt
- endeutamentstate of owing due to gratitude
Finnish velkaisuus, velka
- velkaisuusstate of being in debt
- velkaamount owed
- velkamääräamount owed
- kokonaisvelkaall debts totaled
- kiitollisuudenvelkastate of owing due to gratitude
French endettement, endettement
- endettementstate of being in debt
- endettementamount owed
- endettementall debts totaled
- endettementstate of owing due to gratitude
German Verschuldung, Verbindlichkeit
- Verschuldungstate of being in debt
- Verbindlichkeitstate of being in debt
- Schuldensummeamount owed
- Schuldbetragamount owed
- Gesamtschuldall debts totaled
- Verpflichtungstate of owing due to gratitude
- Pflichtstate of owing due to gratitude
- Schuldstate of owing due to gratitude
Hungarian tartozás, adósság
- tartozásstate of being in debt
- adósságstate of being in debt
- eladósodottságstate of being in debt
- tartozásamount owed
- adósságamount owed
- lekötelezettségstate of owing due to gratitude
Italian indebitamento, debito di riconoscenza
- indebitamentostate of being in debt
- debito di riconoscenzastate of owing due to gratitude
Norwegian takknemlighetsgjeld
- takknemlighetsgjeldstate of owing due to gratitude
Portuguese endividamento
- endividamentostate of being in debt
Romanian îndatorire, îndatorare
- îndatorirestate of being in debt
- îndatorarestate of being in debt
- datorieamount owed
- îndatorireamount owed
Russian задо́лженность
- задо́лженность (zadólžennostʹ)state of being in debt
Spanish endeudamiento, endeudamiento
- endeudamientostate of being in debt
- endeudamientostate of owing due to gratitude
Swedish tacksamhetsskuld
- tacksamhetsskuldstate of owing due to gratitude
Cite this entry
indebtedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indebtedness
“indebtedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indebtedness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indebtedness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indebtedness.
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