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单词 indebtedness
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Definition of indebtedness in English:

indebtedness

noun ɪnˈdɛtɪdnəsɪnˈdɛdədnəs
mass noun
  • 1The 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. 1.1 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. 1.1 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.
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