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   indebted

   /ɪnˈdɛtɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. owing money: "heavily indebted countries"
   • ▪ owing gratitude for a service or favour: "I am indebted to her for her help in indexing my book"

   Word Origin Middle Englishendetted, from Old French endette ‘involved in debt’, past participle of endetter. The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with medieval Latin indebitare (based on Latin debitum ‘debt’).

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