impf & ·p.p. of indebt.
2. indebted ·adj brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden.
3. indebted ·adj 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.