verschuldet

indebted, in debt

adjective fer-SHOOL-det Rare

Usage Note

verschuldet describes a person or entity that owes money. Stark verschuldet means heavily indebted. Compounding: überschuldet indicates debts exceeding assets.

Examples

"Der Betrieb war hoch verschuldet und musste Insolvenz anmelden."

Natural Translation

The company was heavily indebted and had to file for insolvency.

Literal Translation

The business was highly indebted and had-to insolvency file.

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