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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The company has $45.0 million of outstanding principal indebtedness under its loan agreement.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
The publication of the University of Chicago’s 2022 financial statements sounded alarms about its extraordinary indebtedness.
—Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The company reported a decrease in interest expense to $11.5 million from $16.6 million, reflecting lower average indebtedness and borrowing costs.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
Even President Joe Biden’s effort to cancel certain student loan indebtedness has been defended as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion.
—Stephen L. Carter, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
The publication of the University of Chicago’s 2022 financial statements sounded alarms about its extraordinary indebtedness.
—Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The company reported a decrease in interest expense to $11.5 million from $16.6 million, reflecting lower average indebtedness and borrowing costs.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
Even President Joe Biden’s effort to cancel certain student loan indebtedness has been defended as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion.
—Stephen L. Carter, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 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 20 Mar. 2025.
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