debt overhang
noun[CorU]
ukusECONOMICS,FINANCE
asituationin which acountry,company, ororganizationowesmoremoneythan it canpayback so that it cannotaffordto make newinvestments:
Debtoverhangin the USleavesit morevulnerableto the nextdownturnin theeconomy.
Thisstudyexaminestheimpactofdebtoverhangsonagriculturaltrade.