debt burden

noun

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

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The group’s high debt burden has also sparked investor anxiety. Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025 Its debt burden is behind only those of Greece and Italy, which were at the heart of the European debt crisis in 2011. Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 Looking ahead, energy analysts singled out BP's relatively high debt burden as a potential cause for concern, however. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025 As America’s debt burden grows, greater taxation will reduce economic growth, which will hurt millions of Americans. 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 25 Oct. 2025.

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