debt load

noun

: the amount of money that someone owes

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Japan already has an enormous debt load. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026 Since the mid-1990s, one government after another added to Tokyo’s debt load with abandon. William Pesek, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Have documentation supporting your current financial hardships Have a debt load north of $7,500? Matt Richardson, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026 The bankruptcy plan was approved within 24 hours, cutting its debt load by about $450 million. Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 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 28 Jan. 2026.

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