foreign debt

noun

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

Similar
external debt
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Meanings

nounforeign debt (usually uncountable, plural foreign debts)

plural foreign debts

  1. countableusuallybusinessA debt that a country, an organization in a country, or a resident individual in a country owes to those in other countries.

    Synonyms: external debt

  2. uncountableusuallyeconomicsAn aggregate amount of such debts.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA debt that a country, an organization in a country, or a resident individual in a country owes to those in other countries.

Similar
external debt

Translations

Bulgarian външен дълг
  • външен дълг (vănšen dălg)debt owed to foreigners
Catalan deute exterior
  • deute exteriordebt owed to foreigners
Chinese Mandarin 對外債務 /对外债务, 外債 /外债
  • 對外債務 /对外债务 (duìwài zhàiwù)debt owed to foreigners
  • 外債 /外债 (wàizhài)debt owed to foreigners
  • 對外債務 /对外债务 (duìwài zhàiwù)aggregate of debt to foreigners
  • 外債 /外债 (wàizhài)aggregate of debt to foreigners
Czech zahraniční dluh
  • zahraniční dluhdebt owed to foreigners
Danish udlandsgæld, udlandsgæld
  • udlandsgælddebt owed to foreigners
  • udlandsgældaggregate of debt to foreigners
Esperanto ekstera ŝuldo
  • ekstera ŝuldodebt owed to foreigners
Estonian välisvõlg
  • välisvõlgdebt owed to foreigners
Finnish ulkomaanvelka, ulkomaanvelka
  • ulkomaanvelkadebt owed to foreigners
  • ulkomaanvelkaaggregate of debt to foreigners
French dette extérieure, dette extérieure
  • dette extérieuredebt owed to foreigners
  • dette extérieureaggregate of debt to foreigners
German Auslandsschuld, Auslandsverschuldung
  • Auslandsschulddebt owed to foreigners
  • Auslandsverschuldungdebt owed to foreigners
Italian debito estero
  • debito esterodebt owed to foreigners
Japanese 対外債務
  • 対外債務 (taigai saimu)debt owed to foreigners
Lithuanian užsienio skola
  • užsienio skoladebt owed to foreigners
Norwegian Bokmål utenlandsgjeld
  • utenlandsgjeldaggregate of debt to foreigners
Polish dług zewnętrzny, dług zagraniczny
  • dług zewnętrznydebt owed to foreigners
  • dług zagranicznydebt owed to foreigners
  • dług zewnętrznyaggregate of debt to foreigners
  • dług zagranicznyaggregate of debt to foreigners
Portuguese dívida externa, dívida externa
  • dívida externadebt owed to foreigners
  • dívida externaaggregate of debt to foreigners
Romanian datorie externă
  • datorie externădebt owed to foreigners
Russian вне́шний долг, вне́шняя задо́лженность
  • вне́шний долг (vnéšnij dolg)debt owed to foreigners
  • вне́шняя задо́лженность (vnéšnjaja zadólžennostʹ)debt owed to foreigners
  • вне́шний долг (vnéšnij dolg)aggregate of debt to foreigners
Spanish deuda externa, deuda externa
  • deuda externadebt owed to foreigners
  • deuda externaaggregate of debt to foreigners
Swedish utlandsskuld, utlandsskuld
  • utlandsskulddebt owed to foreigners
  • utlandsskuldaggregate of debt to foreigners
Turkish dış borç
  • dış borçdebt owed to foreigners
Cite this entry
APA

foreign debt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20debt

MLA

“foreign debt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20debt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreign debt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20debt.

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