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Indebtedness

The state of being indebted.

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Debt 76% connected

That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or to perform for…

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Payable 76% connected

That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid; justly due.

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Obligation 76% connected

The act of obligating.

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Accommodate 74% connected

To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Accommodate 74% connected

To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.

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Liability 92% connected

The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law.

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Obligation 92% connected

The act of obligating.

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrant…

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Childhood noun · 78% connection

the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

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Family noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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Family unit noun · 78% connection

primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

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Generation noun · 78% connection

group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

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Home noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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House noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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Household noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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Human relationship noun · 78% connection

a relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and u…

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Kinship noun · 78% connection

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrant…

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Marriage noun · 78% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Matrimony noun · 78% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Menage noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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Parentage noun · 78% connection

the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"

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Parenthood noun · 78% connection

the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"

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Puerility noun · 78% connection

the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

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Relationship noun · 78% connection

a relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and u…

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Spousal relationship noun · 78% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Beholden p. a. · 78% connection

Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.

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Crescent noun · 78% connection

Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by Rene of A…

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Debted p. a. · 78% connection

Indebted; obliged to.

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Debtor noun · 78% connection

One who owes a debt; one who is indebted; -- correlative to creditor.

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Determination noun · 78% connection

The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the…

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Even adjective · 78% connection

Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both side; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or per…

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Indebt verb · 78% connection

To bring into debt; to place under obligation; -- chiefly used in the participle indebted.

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Indebted adjective · 78% connection

Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for thei…

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Owe verb · 78% connection

To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged f…

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Work noun · 78% connection

a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his mo…

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