debt load

noun

: the amount of money that someone owes

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Similarly, Chicago has long routinely ranked among the worst in the nation in debt load per capita. Dana Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 The two companies had been in merger talks since at least 2022, even before Spirit filed for bankruptcy due to prolonged periods of financial losses and a substantial debt load. Reuters, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025 The bankruptcy plan was approved within 24 hours, cutting its debt load by about $450 million, the Observer previously reported. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2025 That’s the highest debt load of any generation, Lending Tree found. Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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