debt burden

noun

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

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America’s fiscal trajectory, namely its debt burden, has been a growing concern for the likes of JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, as well as droves of economists and Wall Street analysts. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026 Advertisement There's been a lot of focus recently about the debt burden on nations of the Global South. Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Dec. 2025 If your debt burden is truly unmanageable, filing for bankruptcy provides legal protection from debt collection activity and can discharge certain unsecured debts entirely. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 Oracle shares fell roughly 12% over the week, marking their worst weekly performance since March 2018, as investors focused on rising capital expenditures tied to AI data centers and a potentially higher debt burden. Benzinga, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 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 8 Jan. 2026.

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