as in debt
something (as money) which is owed
his total indebtedness exceeded a year's income
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Recent Examples of indebtedness
Harvard Bioscience is exploring alternative sources of capital to refinance its outstanding indebtedness to avoid default under the Credit Agreement.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
The publication of the University of Chicago’s 2022 financial statements sounded alarms about its extraordinary indebtedness.
—Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Even President Joe Biden’s effort to cancel certain student loan indebtedness has been defended as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion.
—Stephen L. Carter, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
In the cases of the US, UK and France, elections have seen bond yields rise in the context of near record indebtedness and very large deficits.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
The publication of the University of Chicago’s 2022 financial statements sounded alarms about its extraordinary indebtedness.
—Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Even President Joe Biden’s effort to cancel certain student loan indebtedness has been defended as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion.
—Stephen L. Carter, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
In the cases of the US, UK and France, elections have seen bond yields rise in the context of near record indebtedness and very large deficits.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indebtedness
debt
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Trump officials also accuse the higher education sector of abusing the student loan system, invoking perennial complaints about runaway tuition and spiraling debt.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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What if the best way to shape responsible, generous graduates isn’t through contracts or debt—but through trust?—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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“Indebtedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indebtedness. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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