debt load

noun

: the amount of money that someone owes

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The idea was to find another investor to help clear the debt load or sell the brand altogether. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 Estimated to come with a debt load of $78 billion and obvious overlaps in roles and departments, the melding of the two iconic studios under one corporate umbrella is widely assumed to come with deep deep job cuts. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 May 2026 Explore debt relief if the numbers don't work If $15,000 represents just part of a larger debt load, or if your income genuinely can't support aggressive repayment, your other debt relief options are generally worth examining. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 More mandatory spending plus less revenue plus soaring interest costs on a hefty preexisting debt load add up to a big problem. Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 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 19 May. 2026.

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