zadužiti

1. (zadužiti se) to get into debt; to take out a loan
   Zadužio se kod banke da kupi stan. — He took out a bank loan to buy a flat.
   Država se ponovo zadužila u inostranstvu. — The state has borrowed abroad again.
2. (someone + za + acc.) to put in charge of; to assign
   Šef me je zadužio za novi projekat. — My boss put me in charge of the new project.
   Ko je zadužen za piće na žurci? — Who's in charge of drinks at the party?
3. (by a favour) to oblige; to put in one's debt
   Mnogo si me zadužio, hvala ti. — I owe you a lot, thank you.
4. (of equipment at work) to sign out; to be issued
   Na poslu sam zadužio laptop i telefon. — I was issued a laptop and a phone at work.
5. (someone, something with debt) to saddle with debt; to indebt
   Vlada je zadužila buduće generacije. — The government has saddled future generations with debt.
   Loš direktor je zadužio firmu do grla. — A bad director got the company into debt up to its neck.

In the sense 'put in charge' it takes zadužiti koga za + acc.; the imperfective is zaduživati.