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We are tasked to rebuild not just a damaged economy, and a debt-ridden balance sheet, but to do so by drawing forth the best that is in our fellow citizens. If we would summon the best from Americans, we must assume the best about them. If we don't believe in Americans, who will?
Mitch Daniels

Meaning of "debt-ridden" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEBT-RIDDEN

debt-ridden  [ˈdɛtˌrɪd ən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEBT-RIDDEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Debt-Ridden is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEBT-RIDDEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of debt-ridden in the English dictionary

The definition of debt-ridden in the dictionary is having very large or crippling amounts of debt.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEBT-RIDDEN


acaridan
əˈkærɪd ən
adoption
əˈdɒpʃ ən
angst-ridden
ˈæŋstrɪd ən
Caernarvon
kɑːˈnɑːv ən
chilopodan
kaɪˈlɒpəd ən
connexion
kəˈnɛkʃ ən
debt-laden
ˈdɛtˌleɪd ən
decomposition
ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃ ən
depletion
dɪˈpliːʃ ən
disruption
dɪsˈrʌpʃ ən
dissemination
dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ ən
dobson
ˈdɒbs ən
encryption
ɪnˈkrɪpʃ ən
evacuation
ɪˌvækjʊˈeɪʃ ən
exemption
ɪɡˈzɛmpʃ ən
exploitation
ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ ən
fabrication
ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃ ən
fascination
ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ ən
first-person
ˌfɜːstˈpɜːs ən
flea-ridden
ˈfliːˌrɪd ən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEBT-RIDDEN

debt
debt burden
debt collection agency
debt collector
debt consolidation
debt counsellor
debt crisis
debt forgiveness
debt of honour
debt relief
debt repayment
debt rescheduling
debt swap
debt-laden
debted
debtee
debtless
debtor
debud
debudded

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEBT-RIDDEN

bedridden
bidden
bug-ridden
forbidden
hidden
midden
outridden
overbidden
overridden
plague-ridden
priest-ridden
ridden
stridden
strife-ridden
sudden
swidden
unbidden
unforbidden
unhidden
unridden
well-hidden

Synonyms and antonyms of debt-ridden in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «debt-ridden» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEBT-RIDDEN

Find out the translation of debt-ridden to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of debt-ridden from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «debt-ridden» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

债台高筑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

endeudada
570 millions of speakers

English

debt-ridden
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कर्ज में डूबे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المثقلة بالديون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

долгами
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

endividado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঋণগ্রস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

criblé de dettes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Habis hutang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verschuldet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

借金に苦しんで
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부채 쟁이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Utang-ridden
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nợ nần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடன் நிறைந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्जबाजारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

borç basmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piena di debiti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zadłużonej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боргами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Datoria călărit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερχρεωμένες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skuld-geteisterde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skuldtyngda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjeldstyngede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of debt-ridden

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEBT-RIDDEN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about debt-ridden

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QUOTES WITH «DEBT-RIDDEN»

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Mitch Daniels
We are tasked to rebuild not just a damaged economy, and a debt-ridden balance sheet, but to do so by drawing forth the best that is in our fellow citizens. If we would summon the best from Americans, we must assume the best about them. If we don't believe in Americans, who will?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEBT-RIDDEN»

Discover the use of debt-ridden in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to debt-ridden and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Choosing Coalition Partners: The Politics of Central Bank ...
Dependent central bankers in Korea were not only incapable of supervising the NPL of commercial banks, they were also active in extending preferential credits to debt- ridden big firms. The Haneun Tukyung (BOK Special Credits) is a typical  ...
Young Hark Byun, 2006
2
The Waste Makers
Reveals the tactics used by businesses to create consumer needs and desires for products that waste resources and finances in addition to undermining human values and independence.
Vance Packard, 2011
3
Poverty and the International Economic Legal System: Duties ...
This feature of sovereign debt is particularly favored by corrupt leaders, for it makes looting from the public purse easy to conceal. Only when future generations are born into a debt—ridden, impoverished nation will they realize that sovereign ...
Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer, 2013
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Cambridge Business English Dictionary
debt-ridden adjective having a lot of debt and therefore in financial difficulty: a debt-ridden country/economy 'debt lsecurity noun [C] FINANCE a financial document such as a bond, debenture, etc. that shows that money is owed and that the ...
Cambridge University Press, 2011
5
America's Bubble Economy: Profit When It Pops
We are also closer to the edge than it would seem given that we have no more ability to pay off our $8 trillion government debt than a debt-ridden South American dictatorship has of paying off its $100 billion government debt. It's really not all ...
David Wiedemer, Robert Wiedemer, Cindy Spitzer, 2010
6
Economic Stabilization and Debt in Developing Countries
Many of them, on close inspection, were aimed mainly at relieving the pressures on the world banking system, with little debt relief for debt-ridden countries. The viability of the banking system was of major concern in the early 1980s, but the ...
Richard N. Cooper, 1991
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Industrial Organization in Context
When rivals set higher prices, this increases the profitability of the debt-ridden firm. It may be that it is cost that is uncertain rather than demand. A price-setting firm with uncertain costs will set lower prices, all else equal, since it leaves high- cost ...
Stephen Martin, 2010
8
Africa Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report
debt-ridden. economy. ln September 2002. the lMF granted a disbursement of around USS2 1 million under the PRGF arrangement, while the Belgian government cancelled USS62.8 million of debt and rescheduled another US $15.5 million ...
International Chamber of Commerce, 2003
9
Global Capitalist Crisis and the Second Great Depression: ...
The situation was described by some experts as “an absolute nightmare,” over Greece's prospects of a second bailout; Italy's precarious credit-line; Portugal and Ireland's debt-ridden economies; and UK's little to no GDP growth debt crisis.
Armando Navarro, 2012
10
They call him the debt doctor
What Patton is doing for the debt-ridden is an extension, or specialization, of what many alert bankers, merchants, and other employers have been doing: offering expert counsel to their customers, clients, and employees about debt-liquidation  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEBT-RIDDEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term debt-ridden is used in the context of the following news items.
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Russia offers debt-ridden Greece funds from Brics bank
Russia has said that debt-ridden Greece can borrow money from Brics' New Development Bank to crawl out of its present crisis. In order to be ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
2
Debt-ridden Puerto Rico fails in bid for municipal bankruptcy rights
A US court has blocked Puerto Rico's attempt to reinstate a local law that would allow the island's municipalities to enter bankruptcy. «RT, Jul 15»
3
Fort Wayne residents with ties to debt-ridden Greece weigh in on …
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21ALIVE) --- The clock is ticking in Europe, as finance officials nervously await a new bailout proposal from debt-strapped ... «21Alive, Jul 15»
4
Greece debt crisis: EU chiefs issue debt-ridden Greeks with bailout …
Eurozone chiefs turned the screw on the debt-ridden country after an emergency meeting in Brussels last night. In a blunt message to Athens, ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
5
Pinoys in debt-ridden Greece told to prepare 'for any eventuality'
Jose said the DFA is studying the possible implication of the Greek referendum on more than 60,000 Filipino workers in the debt-ridden state. «GMA News, Jul 15»
6
Another debt-ridden farmer ends life
One more debt-ridden farmer, Parasappa Yallappa Sampagavi (35) committed suicide by consuming pesticide in his native Ganeshwadi under ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
7
2 Debt-ridden Farmers End Lives
HASSAN/RAICHUR: Two more farmers have ended their lives owing to debts in the state. Puttaswamy Gowda (53) of Haruvanahalli village in ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide in Yadgir
A debt-ridden farmer, who consumed pesticides in the field in Mudanur village in Surpur taluk of Yadgir district, died in a private hospital at ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
Europe on tenterhooks as debt-ridden Greece votes on bailout
A man sleeps, holding an icon of Jesus Christ, outside a closed shop with spray paint reading "Poor vote "NO" in central Athens, on Saturday, ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
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'Unable to get money' for his crop, debt-ridden farmer ends life
MANSA: A 50-year-old farmer committed suicide in Nangal Khurd village of Mansa district on Wednesday late night. Victim's family claimed that ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

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