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
Wisconsin ranked 23rd for student loan indebtedness and 26th for student work opportunities.
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Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
Yet, the new ways Ice plays with her voice and delivery on Y2K are a welcome indebtedness to the queen.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
Both promise to leave unchanged the transfer-payment programs (Social Security, Medicare) that are plunging toward insolvency, and driving unsustainable national indebtedness.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Abiding structural weaknesses, including weak labor laws, underinvestment in accessible education and health care, high rates of indebtedness, and rising income and wealth inequality, mean that most Americans are not experiencing the gains of the current recovery.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2024
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Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
Yet, the new ways Ice plays with her voice and delivery on Y2K are a welcome indebtedness to the queen.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
Both promise to leave unchanged the transfer-payment programs (Social Security, Medicare) that are plunging toward insolvency, and driving unsustainable national indebtedness.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Abiding structural weaknesses, including weak labor laws, underinvestment in accessible education and health care, high rates of indebtedness, and rising income and wealth inequality, mean that most Americans are not experiencing the gains of the current recovery.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2024
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“Indebtedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indebtedness. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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