Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

debt burden

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: debt bur-den
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The debt of a country or subdivision, when large enough that servicing it has become difficult.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

debt burdens (plural)

Questions

What does debt burden mean?: The debt of a country or subdivision, when large enough that servicing it has become difficult.

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