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

Derived Forms

• debt servicing
  noun

Example Sentences

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

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

As Ghana obtains concessional loans and pays off high-interest debt, however, debt service is expected to fall below 30% of export earnings in the early 1990s.

From The 1990 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency