consumer debt

noun

: a debt from buying something at a store
Most of his debts are consumer debts.

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But there are other factors, including rising consumer anxiety and consumer debt, that remain headwinds to the market heading into the fall, Sturtevant said. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025 The second struggle to watch is the increasing late payments on consumer debt and auto loans. Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025 Together, among other things, the group hopes to cancel all consumer debt by encrypting all the data of one of the biggest corporations in the world, and Allsafe's largest client — E Corp (or, as Elliot refers to it, Evil Corp). Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 July 2025 Further to rising consumer debt, credit card debt has also increased, but delinquencies remain below pre-pandemic levels. Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for consumer debt

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“Consumer debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20debt. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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consumer debt

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