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
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.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 May 2025
This cash flow metric and the company’s capital expenditure profile are critical when determining the level of indebtedness a business can support and can directly impact valuation.
—Jeffrey Johnston, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Second, the novel’s apparent indebtedness to Joseph Heller’s Catch-22.
—Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
There is no set formula for when deficits and debts reach crisis levels, but this over-all level of indebtedness would exceed even that seen at the end of the Second World War, when the U.S. government had been, for years, financing the fight against the Axis powers.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 May 2025
This cash flow metric and the company’s capital expenditure profile are critical when determining the level of indebtedness a business can support and can directly impact valuation.
—Jeffrey Johnston, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Second, the novel’s apparent indebtedness to Joseph Heller’s Catch-22.
—Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
There is no set formula for when deficits and debts reach crisis levels, but this over-all level of indebtedness would exceed even that seen at the end of the Second World War, when the U.S. government had been, for years, financing the fight against the Axis powers.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indebtedness
debt
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The nonprofit acquires the debts from hospital systems and providers, with $100 typically buying $10,000 worth of medical debt, Sesso said.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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However, other forms of debt on your personal balance sheet should be avoided at all costs.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Indebtedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indebtedness. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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