existing debt

collocation in English

meaningsofexistinganddebt

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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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debt
noun[C or U]
uk
/det/us
/det/
something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of ...
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(Definition ofexistinganddebtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Of that £4,500 million, £2,000 million is in the form of loans and £2,500 million—in respect of the refinancing ofexistingdebt.
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I do so because this element of expenditure reflects the amount ofexistingdebtand the expected amount of capital investment.
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We also need to consider refusal of social loans because ofexistingdebt, because of the multiplication factor.
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The human costs of debt are enormous andexistingdebtrelease initiatives have done little to solve the problem.
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Decisions on redemptions ofexistingdebtwere to have been taken before the end of 1997.
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It is, therefore, not an increase, but a renewal, of a part of theexistingdebt.
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It is possible, however, that giving security for anexistingdebtmay be necessary in order to, say, secure future essential supplies during the moratorium.
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The only effect of the excessive interest rates is that companies have had to borrow more to finance theirexistingdebt.
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However, it is possible that to secure future essential supplies during the moratorium the giving of security for anexistingdebtis necessary.
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The amount of the municipality'sexistingdebthas not, of course, been overlooked.
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I am not asking for the figures, but is the purpose to cover further withdrawals of the sterling balances or to replaceexistingdebt?
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Thus, there will be a bigger gap for the discount between the valuation and theexistingdebton the property.
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The distinction is between borrowing for new works and borrowing merely for the purposes of converting an alreadyexistingdebt.
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We should like the burden of servicingexistingdebtto be alleviated and new lending to be resumed by commercial banks to large debtors.
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That country has a problem servicing itsexistingdebtburden.
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The main problem facing certain authorities—not all, but certain of them—is the problem of refinancingexistingdebton past schemes.
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The point is that the decision to pay offexistingdebtor even to incur new debt depends on the profitability of the operation.
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The interest payable on a debt of £90,000,000 at the average rate now being paid in respect of theexistingdebtwould be about £4,300,000 per annum.
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What we are complaining of is the service of theexistingdebt.
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