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debt burden

noun

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

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However, today’s debt burden will make borrowing more expensive and potentially raise the interest rates on new bond issuances, costing taxpayers even more. Mariana Trujillo, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025 The method of allowing the debt burden to shrink thanks to lower rates is called financial repression, and could have knock-on effects on other parts of the economy over time. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025 The post 9/11 blunders in which Cheney played a part can be tied to the rise of ISIS, perennial instability in the Middle East, the migrant crisis and the crushing debt burden ($38 trillion and counting) that looms over the US economy. Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025 As the federal government continues to overspend, the debt burden on Americans will grow increasingly larger. Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 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 4 Dec. 2025.

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