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

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

The debt burden also includes more than $18 billion in obligations leftover from past mergers. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Members are responsible for approving the district’s $10 billion budget, a vote that often is contentious because of limited state funding, spending cuts and the district’s long-term debt burden. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

That helps keep the debt burden manageable even as deficits remain large, TD said. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for debt burden

• unburden
• overburden