transitive. To bring under monetary obligation; to involve in debt. (In quots. reflexive.)
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释义 | society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > owe [verb (transitive)] > involve (person) in debt (3) indebt1586 transitive. To bring under monetary obligation; to involve in debt. (In quots. reflexive.) engage1600 To make (a person) security for a payment, the fulfilment of an undertaking, etc.; ‘to render liable for a debt to a creditor’ (Johnson). Obsolete. dip1817 figurative. To involve in debt or pecuniary liabilities; to mortgage (an estate); to pawn. (colloquial.) |
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