debt burden

English - Turkish

Definition of debt burden in English Turkish dictionary

borç yükü

Related Terms

burden with debt

(Ticaret) borç yüklemek

foreign debt burden

dış borç yükü

English - English

Definition of debt burden in English English dictionary

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

A debt burden is a large amount of money that one country or organization owes to another and which they find very difficult to repay. the massive debt burden of the Third World

Attributive form of debt burden, noun

Hyphenation

debt bur·den

Turkish pronunciation

det bırdın

Pronunciation

/ˈdet ˈbərdən/ /ˈdɛt ˈbɜrdən/

Etymology

[ 'det ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English dette, debte, from Old French dette something owed, from Vulgar Latin debita, from Latin, plural of debitum debt, from neuter of debitus, past participle of debEre to owe, from de- + habEre to have; more at GIVE.