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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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Even if the tariff money were specifically directed at debt service, it wouldn’t have done much to defray the roughly $1 trillion in interest the government will incur this year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Fitch also noted Argentina’s foreign currency debt service has stepped up and will rise further in 2027 ahead of elections.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

Less debt service = greater ability to withstand downside shocks to purchasing power.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

Debt, White emphasizes, is “dangerous in all states of nature” — in good times, if you’ve got really big debts, interest rates go up, and the cost of debt service goes up.

From MarketWatch Jan. 7, 2026

By 1993   the Moroccan authorities hope to be in a position to meet all debt service   obligations without additional rescheduling.

From The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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