indebted
/ɪnˈdɛtɪd/ adjective
Forms endebted addebted
- adjective Obligated, especially financially.
- adjective (usually with to) Owing gratitude for a service or favour.
Synonyms
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden.
- adjective 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. Cowper.
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “indebted”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details