indebted
adjective
[ ɪnˈdɛtɪd ]
• owing money.
• "heavily indebted countries"
Origin:
Middle English endetted, 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’).
indebt
verb
• cause (someone) to owe money or an obligation.
• "no generation should be able to indebt future generations"
Origin:
late 16th century: back-formation from indebted.
