indebtedness vs indebtness

Both 'indebtedness' and 'indebtness' are related to the concept of owing money or being in debt. However, 'indebtedness' is the correct and more commonly used term in English, while 'indebtness' is not a standard English word.

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indebtedness

This is the correct term in English to refer to the state of owing money or being in debt.

Use 'indebtedness' when referring to the state of owing money or being in debt.

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Accumulated losses on operating activities since 2001 have led to significant indebtedness.
A strong sense of indebtedness was connected with this worldview.
Budgetary prudence is certainly essential in order to curb state indebtedness.
Further efforts to solve the problem of indebtedness also belong to this context.
The recognised failure on retail financial services and particularly on over indebtedness.
The Swiss group said that a concern is the increasing indebtedness of the company.
Neither can we determine from the record whether the court erred in its apportionment of marital indebtedness.
The crisis has meant that all the Member States saw their deficits and indebtedness increase significantly in 2009.
These countries are not only victims of excessive indebtedness but also of speculation.
FagorBrandt will therefore have to use the cash generated to reduce its level of indebtedness.
The net indebtedness levels in the various scenarios are presented in Table 14 below.
My final point concerns the indebtedness of the countries concerned.
The consequences of this excessive indebtedness will take years to undo.
Local governments' indebtedness soared, and fixed investment surged toward an unprecedented 50% of GDP.
HSW's most fundamental problem was its high indebtedness.
The Company was therefore faced with an acute financing problem linked to its indebtedness.
The growing extent of indebtedness in most Member States clearly illustrates this fact.
International bond markets have improved significantly, but the there is still high foreign currency indebtedness.
The constantly growing indebtedness of the state.
Sweden: Increasing household indebtedness, which is now at high levels despite recent slower credit growth.

Alternatives:

debt
financial obligation
liability
owing money
being in debt

indebtness

This is not a standard English word. The correct term is 'indebtedness'.

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In consideration of these factors, net indebtness rose to 1,082 billion lire, compared to 576 billion at 31stDecember, 1999.
Net income is expected to increase, compared with normalized net income in 2002 and net indebtness will experience a sharp decline.
The ratio between indebtness and ordinary EBITDA is expected to decrease below the value of 1.4.
Assuming an overall net financial indebtness of TdE of Eur 1.26 billion, the price would be approximately Eur 700 million.
Net financial indebtness is forecast around 650 million euro at the end of 2008.
In the 1970s and 1980s we allowed State indebtness to keep on rising.
Investments are forecast around 300 million euro and the net financial indebtness is forecast to be around 450 million by the end of 2007.
Net indebtness improved from 613 million euro as of 31 December 2002 to 571 million euro at the end of June, due mainly to the sale of the sporting equipment brands.
Investment for the year should see little change on 2002, while net indebtness is likely to decline sharply, thanks in part to the cash flow generated by the sale of the sporting equipment division.

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