debt burden
noun[CorU]
ukus(alsodebt load)ECONOMICS,FINANCE
theamountofdebtowedby aperson,company, orcountry:
The EU isparticipatingin theinitiativetoeasethedebtburdenof thehighlyindebtedpoorercountriesof theworld.
Thecompanyannouncedyesterdaythat itplanstoselloffvariouspartsof thebusinesstoreduceadebtburdenof about $18bn.