foreign debt

noun — 2 senses

foreign debt

noun

Business, Finance Usually A debt that a country, an organization in a country, or a resident individual in a country owes to those in other countries.

Economics, Sciences Usually An aggregate amount of such debts.

Synonyms: external debt
Related terms: debt, foreign
Coordinate terms: domestic debt

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