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debt service

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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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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

The agency warned that Senegal faces "elevated" borrowing needs for 2026, with approximately $4.6 billion in external debt service due, including $1.8 billion in commercial debt.

From Barron's Nov. 14, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

India, however, has been challenged more recently by much lower foreign exchange reserves, higher inflation, and a large debt service burden.

From The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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