INDEBTED

indebted

(adjective) owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc

indebted

(adjective) under a legal obligation to someone

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

indebted

simple past tense and past participle of indebt

Adjective

indebted (comparative more indebted, superlative most indebted)

(usually, with to) Obligated, especially financially.

Synonyms

• beholden

• obliged

Source: Wiktionary


In*debt"ed, a.

1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged. Milton.

2. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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