indebts
Puts in debt
Indebts is the third-person singular form of the verb indebt, meaning to place someone under a financial or moral obligation.
When something indebts you to another person, it creates a sense of owing them—whether money, gratitude, or loyalty.
Her generosity indebts me to her forever.
The word appears far less often than its participial form indebted, which has become the standard way to express obligation or gratitude.
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- bondBinding tie or connection
- covenantBinding formal pledge
pledge · promise · burden · accountability · beholden · owing · liability · charge
Appreciative state of mind
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- gratefulnessState of being thankful
- favorKind act or preference
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
generosity · benefactor · patron · supporter · beholden · obliged · owing · reciprocity
Borrowed money repaid later
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- mortgageSecured home loan
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- financingProviding capital for purchases
lending · repayment · interest · principal · amortization · collateral · lender · creditor
Overdue financial obligations
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- delinquencyCriminal or neglectful behavior
- overduePast expected arrival
unpaid · foreclosure · repossession · collection · deficit · penalties · garnishment · write-off
duty
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- bondBinding tie or connection
covenant · pledge · promise · burden · accountability · beholden · owing · liability · charge · encumbrance
thankfulness
Appreciative state of mind
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- gratefulnessState of being thankful
- favorKind act or preference
kindness · generosity · benefactor · patron · supporter · beholden · obliged · owing · reciprocity · benevolence
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- mortgageSecured home loan
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
financing · lending · repayment · interest · principal · amortization · collateral · lender · creditor · installment
arrears
Overdue financial obligations
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- delinquencyCriminal or neglectful behavior
overdue · unpaid · foreclosure · repossession · collection · deficit · penalties · garnishment · write-off · creditors