indebtedness
noun
in·debt·ed·ness
in-ˈde-təd-nəs 
1
: the condition of being indebted
2
: something (such as an amount of money) that is owed
Examples of indebtedness in a Sentence
his total indebtedness exceeded a year's income
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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.
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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
Finally, in early 2020, the Birmingham Property went through successive transfers out of the 305 LLC to the Respondent, personally, who pledged the property toward a personal indebtedness, before quitclaiming it back to the 305 LLC a few days later.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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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
Finally, in early 2020, the Birmingham Property went through successive transfers out of the 305 LLC to the Respondent, personally, who pledged the property toward a personal indebtedness, before quitclaiming it back to the 305 LLC a few days later.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for indebtedness
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“Indebtedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indebtedness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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