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 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

The IMF also does not shy away from helping countries meet their debt service obligations.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel