indebted
pronunciation
How to pronounce indebted in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdetɪd]
How to pronounce indebted in American English:
US [ɪnˈdetɪd]
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- Adjective:
- under a legal obligation to someone
- owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
Word Origin
- indebted (adj.)
- late 14c., endetted "owing money," past participle of endetten "to indebt, oblige," from Old French endetter "to involve in debt," from en- "in" (see in- (2)) + dette "debt" (see debt). Figurative sense of "under obligation for favors or services" first attested 1560s. Related: indebt; indebtedness. Latin indebitus meant "not owed, not due."
Example
- 1. The same diagnosis may explain similar disappointments in other highly indebted rich countries .
- 2. Because the real problem is that indebted households cannot or will not borrow .
- 3. This is still less than other highly indebted countries in the euro zone .
- 4. Under david cameron , britain 's hugely indebted government introduced a harsh programme of fiscal consolidation in 2010 to avert a loss of confidence in its creditworthiness .
- 5. In neighbouring saudi arabia , reports suggest an indebted family conglomerate is trying to resolve its debts by favouring local banks at the expense of foreign ones .