French word

redevable

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁədəvabl/

Meaning

  • adjectiveindebted

Example

Je suis redevable envers elle pour ce qu'elle a fait.

I am indebted to her for what she did.

Illustration for redevable (indebted)

More examples

Elle est redevable d'un prêt contracté l'année dernière.

She is liable for a loan taken out last year.

Core concept

A person carries an unpaid debt, financial or moral, toward another person.

Common phrases

  • se sentir redevable à l'égard de quelqu'un

    feel indebted to someone

  • être redevable envers ses créanciers

    be indebted to one's creditors

  • redevable d'un prêt

    be liable for a loan

Similar words

obligé: Feeling under an obligation to do something.
reconnaissant: Grateful to someone who has provided help.

Definition in French

Qui doit quelque chose à quelqu'un, que ce soit par reconnaissance morale ou par obligation matérielle.

Word origin

Redevable is formed from redevoir, 'to owe', with -able, while devoir ultimately comes from the Latin verb debere.

Usage tips

  • The usual patterns are redevable envers quelqu'un for a person and redevable de quelque chose for what is owed.

Other meanings

  • owingadjective

Opposites

  • exemptexemptadjective

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