12 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
noun an obligation to pay money to another party
noun a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
originEtymology tree English indebted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English indebtedness From indebted + -ness.
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