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

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

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

The government agreed to defer debt service payments for five years—worth $182 million—in exchange for a 5% stake in the company.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Short-term growth prospects are poor because of the heavy debt service burden, rapid population growth, and vulnerability to climatic conditions.

From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency