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debt burden

debt burden noun: the debt of a country or subdivision, when large enough that servicing it has become difficult.

Noun

debt burden (plural debt burdens)

  1. The debt of a country or subdivision, when large enough that servicing it has become difficult.
    • According to Table V, Michigan's local government debt burden is below the average for the country. The index of debt burden¹⁸ for Michigan was 52.2 in 1949 and had declined to 47.2 in 1954.1960, Alfred L. Edwards, A Study of Local Government Debt in Michigan (Technical study), →LCCN, →OCLC, page 9

debt burden meaning in Tamil

debt burden in Tamil

கடன் சுமை

Forms of debt burden

pluraldebt burdens

Questions about debt burden

What does debt burden mean?
Debt burden means the debt of a country or subdivision, when large enough that servicing it has become difficult.
What is debt burden in Tamil?
Debt burden in Tamil is கடன் சுமை. See Debt burden meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is debt burden?
Debt burden is a noun.
What is the plural of debt burden?
The plural of debt burden is debt burdens.

Words near debt burden in the dictionary

  1. debs
  2. debses
  3. debt
  4. debt bondage
  5. debt bondages
  6. debt burden
  7. debt burdens
  8. debt ceiling
  9. debt ceilings
  10. debt collection
  11. debt collections

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