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INDEBTEDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
Synonyms:
indebtedness; obligation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("indebtedness" is a kind of...):
personal relation; personal relationship (a relation between persons)
Derivation:
indebted (owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An obligation to pay money to another party
Synonyms:
financial obligation; indebtedness; liability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("indebtedness" is a kind of...):
obligation (the state of being obligated to do or pay something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indebtedness"):
limited liability (the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm)
debt (the state of owing something (especially money))
arrears (the state of being behind in payments)
account payable; payable (a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit)
scot and lot (obligations of all kinds taken as a whole)
Derivation:
indebted (under a legal obligation to someone)
