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
That’s because one way a district can qualify for financial hardship is to have bond indebtedness of at least 60% of the total bonding capacity.
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Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
If passed, school districts would have to include payments of bonds, indebtedness and contracts.
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, younger Americans face soaring housing costs, student-loan debt, delayed family formation and a labor market shaped by slower growth and higher federal indebtedness.
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Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025
Milei has taken Argentina to new records of indebtedness, signing up to add an enormous $42 billion to Argentina’s foreign public debt on April 11.
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Mark Weisbrot,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indebtedness
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
If passed, school districts would have to include payments of bonds, indebtedness and contracts.
—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, younger Americans face soaring housing costs, student-loan debt, delayed family formation and a labor market shaped by slower growth and higher federal indebtedness.
—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025
Milei has taken Argentina to new records of indebtedness, signing up to add an enormous $42 billion to Argentina’s foreign public debt on April 11.
—
Mark Weisbrot,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indebtedness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indebtedness
debt
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The American Medical Association noted, in a statement to USA TODAY, that doctors often spend 12 to 15 years in training, typically exiting medical school with roughly $200,000 in debt.
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Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse.
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“Indebtedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indebtedness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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