debt load

noun

: the amount of money that someone owes

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Investors appeared soothed by the software firm’s across-the-board beat, amid fears about the company’s hefty debt load funding its AI buildout. Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026 Key to that will be striking a delicate balancing act between investment and paying down its debt load of $79 billion, which is massive even by Hollywood standards. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Under any scenario, the federal debt load continues to climb. Chris Anstey, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026 That said, with what is expected to amount to a $79 billion debt load, job losses are inevitable. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026 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 19 Mar. 2026.

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