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

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

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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

The more successful we are in achieving full production and full employment the easier it will be to manage the debt and pay for the debt service.

From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.