Definition of indebtedness in English:
 indebtedness
noun ɪnˈdɛtɪdnəsɪnˈdɛdədnəs
mass noun1The condition of owing money.
 the industry is taking steps to reduce indebtedness and cut costs
 Example sentencesExamples
-  The company's level of indebtedness has now become a major issue for its bankers.
 -  Subsequent mortgage restructuring increased the indebtedness.
 -  The result has been the growth of both poverty and indebtedness.
 -  Total household indebtedness has gradually and consistently risen during this period.
 -  They served me with a letter of demand to repay my total indebtedness of $8 million forthwith.
 -  We sold the horses, and there still wasn't enough money to satisfy the indebtedness.
 -  He took a major role in the ensuing negotiations concerning German foreign indebtedness.
 -  As is the case in Asia, high levels of corporate indebtedness are likely.
 -  By January 1992 her total indebtedness to the bank amounted to some £288,000.
 -  The personal indebtedness of Americans has never been greater.
 
- 1.1 The feeling of owing gratitude for a service or favour.
 I wish to express my indebtedness to my parents for all they have done
 Example sentencesExamples
-  But the feeling of sublime indebtedness, defining what is expressly human about humanity, is larger than religion.
 -  They felt a deep sense of indebtedness to the learned scholars of the early medieval period.
 -  The novel's indebtedness to the Gothic tradition is well established.
 -  He always admitted his deep indebtedness to Vinogradoff and the methods of research inculcated by him.
 -  The present writer gladly avails himself of this opportunity to record his indebtedness for much valuable individual instruction.
 -  Professor Clarke wishes to express her indebtedness to many people for help on this essay.
 -  The range and extent of Shakespeare's indebtedness is a badge of his genius, not a blemish upon it.
 -  The landscape shots underscore the indebtedness of Silko's work to her native land.
 -  The author's indebtedness to Greek ethics can be seen even more clearly in his discussion of the natural virtues.
 -  Charlotte Brontë's fear of being accused of plagiarism certainly rules out any conscious literary indebtedness.
 
 
  Definition of indebtedness in US English:
 indebtedness
nouninˈdedədnəsɪnˈdɛdədnəs
1The condition of owing money.
 the industry is taking steps to reduce indebtedness and cut costs
 Example sentencesExamples
-  He took a major role in the ensuing negotiations concerning German foreign indebtedness.
 -  Subsequent mortgage restructuring increased the indebtedness.
 -  The result has been the growth of both poverty and indebtedness.
 -  By January 1992 her total indebtedness to the bank amounted to some £288,000.
 -  Total household indebtedness has gradually and consistently risen during this period.
 -  The personal indebtedness of Americans has never been greater.
 -  We sold the horses, and there still wasn't enough money to satisfy the indebtedness.
 -  As is the case in Asia, high levels of corporate indebtedness are likely.
 -  The company's level of indebtedness has now become a major issue for its bankers.
 -  They served me with a letter of demand to repay my total indebtedness of $8 million forthwith.
 
- 1.1 The feeling of owing gratitude for a service or favor.
 I wish to express my indebtedness to my parents for all they have done
 Example sentencesExamples
-  He always admitted his deep indebtedness to Vinogradoff and the methods of research inculcated by him.
 -  The range and extent of Shakespeare's indebtedness is a badge of his genius, not a blemish upon it.
 -  The present writer gladly avails himself of this opportunity to record his indebtedness for much valuable individual instruction.
 -  The author's indebtedness to Greek ethics can be seen even more clearly in his discussion of the natural virtues.
 -  Professor Clarke wishes to express her indebtedness to many people for help on this essay.
 -  Charlotte Brontë's fear of being accused of plagiarism certainly rules out any conscious literary indebtedness.
 -  But the feeling of sublime indebtedness, defining what is expressly human about humanity, is larger than religion.
 -  The landscape shots underscore the indebtedness of Silko's work to her native land.
 -  The novel's indebtedness to the Gothic tradition is well established.
 -  They felt a deep sense of indebtedness to the learned scholars of the early medieval period.