noun
( -es )
1.
a. : the condition of being indebted
should provide for the refinancing of mortgage and other indebtedness — F.D.Roosevelt
the indebtedness was canceled — P.N.Garber
b. : the extent to which one is indebted
admitted his deep indebtedness to the accomplishments of those who preceded him
2. : something (as a sum of money) that is owed
Hawthorne's literary indebtednesses are … chiefly to English writers — Publ's Mod. Lang. Association of American
Synonyms: see debt