Indebtedness
[ɪn'detɪdnɪs] or [ɪn'dɛtɪdnɪs]
Definition
(n.) The state of being indebted.
(n.) The sum owed; debts, collectively.
Editor: Mamie
Examples
- He was not a Plato or an Archimedes, but an efficient officer o f State, conscious of indebtedness to the great scientists and philosophers. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The particulars usually brought forward to prove his originality tend rather to show his indebtedness to the Babylonians. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
Editor: Maris