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indebitato

indebted

adjective een-deh-bee-TAH-toh Rare

Also means

in debt

Usage Note

Indebitato describes a person, company, or state that has accumulated debts. It is stronger and more formal than in debito (in debt). Fortemente indebitato (heavily indebted) is a common fixed phrase in financial journalism. As a past participle it can also be used predicatively: si è indebitato (he went into debt).

Examples

"L'azienda è fortemente indebitata."

Natural Translation

The company is heavily indebted.

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