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
AeroVironment plans to sell $750 million in common stock, as well as $600 million in convertible senior notes due 2030, to repay indebtedness.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Second, the novel’s apparent indebtedness to Joseph Heller’s Catch-22.
—Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
The rules on New York’s indebtedness are set by the state and the city’s statutory debt limit is capped by the state Constitution.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
One argument for the market’s ability to accept the backup in Treasuries so far is the way high government indebtedness contrasts with (enables?) far lower leverage in the corporate sector relative to equity values, as Bank of America illustrates here.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 May 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Second, the novel’s apparent indebtedness to Joseph Heller’s Catch-22.
—Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
The rules on New York’s indebtedness are set by the state and the city’s statutory debt limit is capped by the state Constitution.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
One argument for the market’s ability to accept the backup in Treasuries so far is the way high government indebtedness contrasts with (enables?) far lower leverage in the corporate sector relative to equity values, as Bank of America illustrates here.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indebtedness
debt
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Rite Aid first filed for bankruptcy in October 2023, largely because of competition from bigger chains and its debt pile, which topped $4 billion due to expensive legal battles for allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The math problem To be sure, Dalio’s framework stresses that not all debt is created equal.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Indebtedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indebtedness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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