debt burden

noun

: the amount of money that one owes

the company's large debt burden

Examples of debt burden in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That is both on the current debt burden of $40 trillion, as well as the deficits adding to that pile over the next decade. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

France's budget uncertainty and debt burden have become a focus, raising concerns that the risk could spill over to other countries in Europe. — Deena Zaidi,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

That raises the government’s cost of borrowing, exacerbating concerns about the mounting debt burden. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Never has the world entered a crisis of any kind carrying a debt burden this large. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for debt burden

• unburden
• overburden