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

Senegal’s government is struggling with a massive debt burden that has limited its ability to help families facing rising costs. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Room for Disagreement Kenyan critics of the AFCON infrastructure developments have argued that the projects have been an avenue for corruption and risk escalating Kenya’s $98 billion debt burden. — Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

This compounding debt burden increasingly tests the Federal Reserve's ability to maintain monetary policy independence under fiscal strain. — CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

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

Rhymes for debt burden

• unburden
• overburden