debt load

noun

: the amount of money that someone owes

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The plan includes implementing top-line and cost reductions of $1.5 billion, doubling operating income margin to 10% and significantly reducing the company’s debt load. Pia Singh, CNBC, 22 May 2025 Kingdom Holding has good reasons to help X manage its debt load. John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 The result would be to restructure the maturity and fiscal burden of America’s debt load. Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 In fact, reducing your overall debt load through settlement can ultimately improve your debt-to-income ratio, an important factor in your credit profile. Víctor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for debt load

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“Debt load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debt%20load. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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