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Meanings of indebtedness in English

Portuguese
obrigação
Catalan
responsabilitat
Spanish
deuda

An obligation to pay money to another party.

        obrigação

        A personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor.

              Usage of indebtedness in English
              1
              Mr Lavemaau said most of Real Tonga's indebtedness was to the government.
              Radio NZ
              2
              Credit rating agencies watch deficits as a sign of an economy's indebtedness.
              Radio NZ
              3
              We have expressed on numerous occasions our concerns about rising household indebtedness.
              Reuters
              4
              It stressed the importance of its divestment plans to reduce its indebtedness.
              Reuters
              5
              It also wants to cut its indebtedness, one of the sources said.
              Reuters
              6
              The treasury note is a legal tender for any amount of indebtedness.
              Business Hints for Men and Women
              7
              Some of those considered doubtful were the first to acknowledge their indebtedness.
              A Backward Glance at Eighty: Recollections & Comment
              8
              In Myanmar, up to two-thirds of farmers have indebtedness from informal borrowing.
              The Guardian
              9
              Every thoughtful Christian must gratefully acknowledge his spiritual indebtedness to the Hebrews.
              The Grey Book / A collection of protests against anti-semitism a...
              10
              This record includes our inherited burden of indebtedness and obligations and deficits.
              State of the Union Addresses
              11
              The Committee desire to acknowledge their indebtedness to their secretary, Mr. C.J.
              Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) / Report of the Special ...
              12
              The woman began to presume upon his indebtedness, he saw that clearly.
              Our Friend the Charlatan
              13
              Where excessive indebtedness was incurred, states took recourse to default and inflation.
              The Irish Times
              14
              Cursed be that mortal inter-indebtedness which will not do away with ledgers.
              Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
              15
              The public indebtedness they allow might cause problems when circumstances change.
              The economist
              16
              He added: I'm also concerned about the level of personal indebtedness of Canadians.
              Reuters
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              Ireland
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