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debt service


debt service

noun

Definition of DEBT SERVICE

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

First Known Use of DEBT SERVICE

1929

Rhymes with DEBT SERVICE

curb service, disservice, full-service, in-service, lip service, room service, self-service, wire service

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