Indebtedness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an obligation to pay money to another party

a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndˈɛɾᵻdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndˈɛtɪdnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndˈɛtɪdnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndˈɛɾᵻdnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

financial obligation liability obligation

Word Forms

indebted	adjective	under a legal obligation to someone
oblige	verb	provide a service or favor for someone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verschuldung

eine Verpflichtung, Geld an eine andere Partei zu zahlen

🇫🇷French

endettement

une obligation de payer de l'argent à une autre partie

🇪🇸Spanish

endeudamiento

obligación de pagar dinero a otra parte

🇮🇹Italian

indebitamento

obbligo di pagare denaro a un altro soggetto

🇳🇱Dutch

schuldenlast

een verplichting om geld aan een andere partij te betalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

endividamento

obrigação de pagar dinheiro a outra parte

🇷🇺Russian

задолженность

обязательство выплатить деньги другой стороне

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऋणग्रस्तता

किसी अन्य पार्टी को पैसा देने का दायित्व

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘৃণা

অন্য পক্ষকে অর্থ প্রদানের বাধ্যবাধকতা

🇮🇳Tamil

கடன்சுமை

மற்றொரு தரப்பினருக்கு பணம் செலுத்த வேண்டிய கடமை

🇮🇳Telugu

రుణభారం

మరొక పార్టీకి డబ్బు చెల్లించాల్సిన బాధ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

कर्जबाजारीपणा

दुसऱ्या पक्षाला पैसे देण्याचे बंधन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઋણ

અન્ય પક્ષને પૈસા ચૂકવવાની જવાબદારી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಋಣಭಾರ

ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಪಕ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಪಾವತಿಸುವ ಬಾಧ್ಯತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കടപ്പാട്

മറ്റൊരു പാർട്ടിക്ക് പണം നൽകാനുള്ള ബാധ്യത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਰਜ਼ਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਨੂੰ ਪੈਸੇ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقروضی

دوسری پارٹی کو رقم ادا کرنے کی ذمہ داری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

负债

向另一方付款的义务

🇯🇵Japanese

借金

他人にお金を支払う義務

🇰🇷Korean

은혜

다른 사람에게 돈을 지불할 의무

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mắc nợ

nghĩa vụ trả tiền cho bên khác

🇹🇭Thai

การเป็นหนี้

ภาระผูกพันในการจ่ายเงินให้กับบุคคลอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

hutang

kewajiban membayar uang kepada pihak lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakautang

isang obligasyon na magbayad ng pera sa ibang partido

🇲🇾Malay

terhutang budi

kewajipan membayar wang kepada pihak lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مديونية

الالتزام بدفع المال لطرف آخر

🇮🇷Persian

بدهکاری

تعهد به پرداخت پول به طرف دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

borçluluk

başka bir tarafa para ödeme yükümlülüğü

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָבוּת

חובה לשלם כסף לצד אחר

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The primary meaning of 'indebtedness' is 'an obligation to pay money to another party'.

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Using 'indebtedness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'indebtedness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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