debt service

American  

noun

1. the amount set aside annually in a fund to pay the interest and the part of the principal due on a debt.

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Other Word Forms

• debt servicing noun

Example Sentences

Households’ debt service burden also remains at a fairly healthy level, slightly below 2019 levels.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Of the $62 million in debt service payments the public had to make each year, $50 million had been coming from USAir, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported in 2003.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

So Japan needs money for defense, stimulus, currency support and debt service — all at once.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

It predicts that by 2030, the average cost of debt service will equal growth rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Declining   fiscal deficits, tapering debt and debt service ratios, as well as   recent efforts to increase spending on infrastructure and social   services have heightened optimism over Philippine economic   prospects.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency