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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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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

By 1993 the Moroccan     authorities hope to be in a position to meet all debt service obligations     without additional rescheduling.

From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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