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debt burdens

debt burdens is the plural of debt burden.

Meaning of debt burden

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

Questions about debt burdens

What is debt burdens the plural of?
Debt burdens is the plural of debt burden.

Words near debt burdens in the dictionary

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

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