English

Alternative forms

• foreign-debt

Noun

foreign debt ‎(usually uncountable, plural foreign debts)

1. (countable, finance) A debt that a country, an organization in a country, or a resident individual in a country owes to those in other countries.
2. (uncountable, economics) An aggregate amount of such debts.

Synonyms

• external debt

Coordinate terms

• domestic debt

Translations

See also

• debt
• foreign