burden of debt
1burden — bur‧den [ˈbɜːdn ǁ ˈbɜːrdn] noun [countable] 1. something that causes people a lot of difficulty or worry: • In less prosperous areas the taxes were, for many, such a burden that they lived in poverty. 2. particular costs such as taxes or interest …
2debt load — ➔ load1 * * * debt load UK US noun [C, usually singular] ECONOMICS, FINANCE ► the amount of debt that a person, company, or country has, especially in relation to their ability to pay it back: »carry/cut/reduce a debt load a crushing/heavy/high… …
3debt — noun 1 sum of money owed ADJECTIVE ▪ big, crippling, enormous, heavy, high, huge, large, massive, substantial ▪ …
4burden — I UK [ˈbɜː(r)d(ə)n] / US [ˈbɜrd(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms burden : singular burden plural burdens ** 1) a) [usually singular] a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with Unemployment places a heavy burden on the… …
5burden — bur|den1 [ bɜrdn ] noun count ** 1. ) usually singular a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with: Unemployment places a heavy burden on the welfare state. burden of: Men say they are willing to share the burden of domestic… …
6debt-laden — adjective having a burden of debt …
7debt burden — ➔ burden * * * debt burden UK US noun [C or U] (also debt load) ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE the amount of debt owed by a person, company, or country: »The EU is participating in the initiative to ease the debt burden of the highly indebted poorer… …
8Debt deflation — is a theory of economic cycles, which holds that recessions and depressions are due to the overall level of debt shrinking (deflating): the credit cycle is the cause of the economic cycle. The theory was developed by Irving Fisher following the… …
9debt burden — debt burdens N COUNT A debt burden is a large amount of money that one country or organization owes to another and which they find very difficult to repay. ...the massive debt burden of the Third World …
10Debt-for-nature swap — Debt for nature swaps are financial transactions in which a portion of a developing nation s foreign debt is forgiven in exchange for local investments in environmental conservation measures. Contents 1 History 2 How Debt for Nature Swaps Work 3… …
