debt burden en · NOUN
Meanings
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The debt of a country or subdivision, when large enough that servicing it has become difficult.
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.
1960, Alfred L. Edwards, A Study of Local Government Debt in Michigan (Technical study), →LCCN, →OCLC, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| debt burdens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
fi velkataakka (debt which is difficult to service)