debt load

noun

: the amount of money that someone owes

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Always successful domestically, FC Porto was facing pressure from its debt load, which exceeded 500 million euros ($581.3 million). Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 18 July 2025 At the same time, authorizing $5 trillion in new borrowing could add to a debt load that has already grown quickly. Mike Winters, CNBC, 24 June 2025 While some Republicans are working to preserve the programs from cuts, the budget hawks want steeper reductions to stem the nation's debt load. Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025 To defray the lost tax revenue to the government and avoid piling onto the nation’s $36-trillion debt load, Republicans want to reduce federal spending by imposing work requirements for some Americans who rely on government safety net services. Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for debt load

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

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