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

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debt service

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

Any sovereign that cares about its reputation shouldn’t risk its creditworthiness for a temporary suspension of debt service.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 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

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

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

From The 1999 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency