debt load

noun

: the amount of money that someone owes

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Kering has been dragged down by steep declines at its star brand and a bulging debt load, forcing the group to shutter stores, offload real estate and reduce headcount after a dismal start to the year that saw group net profit plummet 46 percent in the first half. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2025 Those come with France’s debt load already firmly in focus. Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 Unfortunately, Wiedenfels gets the vast majority of WBD’s large debt load. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025 The company’s stock has lost nearly half of its value since, due in part to volatile LNG prices and a heavy debt load, but cofounders Pender and Sabel, who own a roughly 84% stake combined, are still comfortably rich enough to make the 400. Thomas Gallagher, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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 19 Sep. 2025.

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