debt load

noun

: the amount of money that someone owes

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Allen Media Group said a sale of the stations would significantly reduce its debt load. Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 2 June 2025 John Idol, chairman and chief executive officer, told analysts on a conference call that the sale, expected to close in the second half of the calendar year, would help Capri both ease its debt load and repurchase shares in the future. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 May 2025 Debt hawks said Moody’s downgrade should serve as a warning about America’s unsustainable debt load. David Goldman, CNN Money, 19 May 2025 The metric used to calculate an individual's debt load is based on their assets or equity. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 May 2025 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. 2025.

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