debt service

noun

: the amount of interest and sinking fund payments due annually on long-term debt

Examples of debt service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web World & Nation Earth breaks heat and CO₂ records once again: ‘Our planet is trying to tell us something’ June 5, 2024 A large jump in the debt service ratio could harm the state’s credit rating. Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024 Africa spends more on debt service costs than on health care. Vanessa Kerry, STAT, 31 May 2024 While other programs are losing money from the general fund — about $114 million due to the expiration of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act — there’s been a boost in construction spending and debt service payments. Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 May 2024 The school board also unanimously approved a food service fund budget, debt service fund budget and capital improvement fund budget for fiscal 2025. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for debt service 

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Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of debt service was in 1929

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“Debt service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debt%20service. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.

Legal Definition

debt service

noun
: the amount of interest and principal payments due annually on long-term debt
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