schuldenberg
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See also: Schuldenberg
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of schuld (“debt(s)”) + -en- + berg (“mountain, pile”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
schuldenberg m (plural schuldenbergen, diminutive schuldenbergje n)
- (figurative) A mountain of debts (load of (accumulated) debt).
Usage notes[edit]
As a rhetorical device this is typically used of individual debts, household debts and public debts, less commonly of corporate debts.