debt burden

noun

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

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The high debt burden is a near-term risk that the company faces. Trefis Team, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 Clear rules, no gimmicks Forest and Kathleen suggested several ideas that may help ease their debt burden. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024 Yet voters fail to recognize that the economy would grow faster and social safety net programs would be funded for longer if the debt burden were reduced, MacGuineas said. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024 The start of the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts last month was expected to bring bond yields down—and take some pressure off the spiraling U.S. debt burden. Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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