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Verschuldung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • encumbrance noun A legal claim against a property, such as a mortgage, unpaid tax or right of way, that limits what the owner can do with it or must be settled before it is sold.
  • indebtedness noun State of owing money; being in debt.

Senses

Verschuldung is used for these senses in English:

encumbrance — full definition

  1. noun A legal claim against a property, such as a mortgage, unpaid tax or right of way, that limits what the owner can do with it or must be settled before it is sold.
  2. noun Something that weighs you down or gets in your way.

indebtedness — full definition

  1. noun State of owing money; being in debt.
  2. noun The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.
  3. noun The amount owed.
  4. noun All debts totalled.

Related German words