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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California mortgage interest is limited to $1 million plus $100,000 home equity indebtedness.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Our nation’s debt and interest death spiral are well underway with world war levels of indebtedness and interest payments exceeding defense spending.
—Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
These funds were used to repay indebtedness.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
In particular, the deepening of climate damage and the rise of indebtedness are correlated and both are world problems, at a time when coordination between the great powers is at its lowest ebb since the 1930s.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Our nation’s debt and interest death spiral are well underway with world war levels of indebtedness and interest payments exceeding defense spending.
—Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
These funds were used to repay indebtedness.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
In particular, the deepening of climate damage and the rise of indebtedness are correlated and both are world problems, at a time when coordination between the great powers is at its lowest ebb since the 1930s.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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