a. 1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. [ 1913 Webster ]
By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]