Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toxic debt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: tox-i-c debt
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Debt that is acquired through normal financial transactions which later proves to have little or no actual value.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This means the providers of the funds are basically swapping good, solid cash for potentially toxic debt."

Usage

Inflected Forms

toxic debts (plural)

Phrases

toxic asset

Frequently Paired Words

toxic asset

Questions

What does toxic debt mean?: Debt that is acquired through normal financial transactions which later proves to have little or no actual value.

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