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debt trap

debt trap noun: a situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones.

Noun

debt trap (plural debt traps)

  1. (abstract) A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones.

debt trap meaning in Vietnamese

debt trap in Vietnamese

a situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities
bẫy nợ

Forms of debt trap

pluraldebt traps

Origin of debt trap

From debt + trap.

Words formed from debt trap

Questions about debt trap

What does debt trap mean?
Debt trap means a situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones.
What is debt trap in Vietnamese?
Debt trap in Vietnamese is bẫy nợ. See Debt trap meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is debt trap?
Debt trap is a noun.
What is the plural of debt trap?
The plural of debt trap is debt traps.

Words near debt trap in the dictionary

  1. debt relief
  2. debt slave
  3. debt slaveries
  4. debt slavery
  5. debt slaves
  6. debt trap
  7. debt trap diplomacies
  8. debt trap diplomacy
  9. debt traps
  10. debt-financed
  11. debt-for-nature

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