indebted
adjective
in·debt·ed
in-ˈde-təd 
1
: owing gratitude or recognition to another : beholden
2
: owing money
Examples of indebted in a Sentence
thereafter forever felt indebted to the producer for giving her her lucky break
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Along with being grateful for the guidance and clarity IDC has provided, Sample also feels indebted to Flynn for his role in her life.
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Given the sharp revenue declines, narrow margins, and a heavily indebted balance sheet, the micro-cap stock appears cheap for a reason and is better left alone.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Forty-two percent of indebted parents took on debt for their children's prescriptions, and 41 percent for doctor visits.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Evergrande, once China's largest developer by sales, will now be remembered as the world's most indebted developer with more than $300 billion in debt and whose default set off a broader years-long crisis that has weighed on the country's economic growth.
—Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Given the sharp revenue declines, narrow margins, and a heavily indebted balance sheet, the micro-cap stock appears cheap for a reason and is better left alone.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Forty-two percent of indebted parents took on debt for their children's prescriptions, and 41 percent for doctor visits.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Evergrande, once China's largest developer by sales, will now be remembered as the world's most indebted developer with more than $300 billion in debt and whose default set off a broader years-long crisis that has weighed on the country's economic growth.
—Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Indebted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indebted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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indebted
adjective
in·debt·ed
in-ˈdet-əd
: being in debt : owing something (as money or gratitude)
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