debt burden

noun

: the amount of money that one owes
the company's large debt burden

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That debt burden delays saving, delays homeownership, and increases the likelihood of supporting family members financially. Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025 In Laos, Chinese loans make up 30 percent of its $20.4 billion debt burden. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025 The two have clashed over various areas of policy, including Trump’s spending bill, which Musk has said would increase America’s debt burden. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 7 July 2025 Investors have been increasingly uncertain about the long-term outlook for the US debt burden, giving them pause about the risk associated with loaning money to the government over a longer period. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for debt burden

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“Debt burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debt%20burden. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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