“Connor has not only managed to pay off his enormous debt, but is now starting to upgrade his lifestyle with a new car, expensive hobbies, and flashy clothes.”
“Her writing life began at eight with a story that owed a heavy debt to Black Beauty.”
“Forgive me, my debt as only you could. Forgive me the hate, replace evil with good. Forgive me and find out that you will be able to forgive yourself too.”
indebtedness
State of owing money; being in debt.
The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.
“This application is still held in abeyance until the athlete's indebtedness to the club has been cleared.”
“One baby elephant showed his indebtedness to his rescuer by trying to save the man as he appeared to be drowning.”
“The seme of indebtedness attaches itself definitively to Peter in the board meeting where George is obliged to come to his defence.”
debtor
(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt
(law) One who owes another anything, or is under obligation, arising from express agreement, implication of law, or principles of natural justice, to pay money or to fulfill some other obligation; in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the person who is the subject of the proceeding.
“But for all his incalculable indebtednesses, Wagner is the great initiator, the compeller of the modern period.”
“For all the interviewed producers, the major reasons for converting into organic cotton farming are mainly related to indebtednesses and health problems encountered in the conventional cotton system.”