consumer debt
noun[U]
ukus(alsoconsumer indebtedness)ECONOMICS
theamountofmoneyowedbypeoplefor things they haveboughtbut notyetpaidfor:
The Bankexpressedconcernsabout theboominghousingmarketandhighlevelsofconsumerdebt.
Withconsumerdebtspirallingtoepidemicproportions, we cannot juststandback and do nothing.
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