debt load

noun

: the amount of money that someone owes

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Years of questionable decisions left the company burdened with an unsustainable debt load, currently standing at over $30 billion. Alexander Ciccone, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 Facing a debt load of more than $80 billion out of the WBD deal, the company saw a 3% slide in the aftermath of Pelley’s firing and the spectacle at CBS News. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 June 2026 CoreWeave has also had to defend its spending and debt load. Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 June 2026 Students graduating from four-year institutions carry an average debt load of roughly $29,000. Muddassir Siddiqi, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for debt load

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“Debt load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debt%20load. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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