indebted
adjective
in·debt·ed
in-ˈde-təd 
1
: owing gratitude or recognition to another : beholden
I'm indebted to you for your help.
2
: owing money
Examples of indebted in a Sentence
thereafter forever felt indebted to the producer for giving her her lucky break
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The Heavily Indebted Poor Country initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative delivered more than $100 billion in debt relief for 37 heavily indebted countries, the majority of them in Africa.
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Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
The sounds here are largely indebted to the wave of Eurodance that crossed the oceans in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
—Reanna Cruz, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
Where the risks turn greater is if bond yields rise enough to hurt the US economy and to negatively affect the refinancing ability of highly indebted companies that use private market lending.
—Edward Harrison, Bloomberg, 4 Mar. 2026
The result is a large cohort of angry indebted graduates.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
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Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
The sounds here are largely indebted to the wave of Eurodance that crossed the oceans in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
—Reanna Cruz, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
Where the risks turn greater is if bond yields rise enough to hurt the US economy and to negatively affect the refinancing ability of highly indebted companies that use private market lending.
—Edward Harrison, Bloomberg, 4 Mar. 2026
The result is a large cohort of angry indebted graduates.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Indebted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indebted. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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indebted
adjective
in·debt·ed
in-ˈdet-əd
: being in debt : owing something (as money or gratitude)
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